At Northwestern, you'll earn your degree at a university-level institution that offers excellent academics, a supportive Christian community, and the safety of small-town living. It's the perfect launching pad to the best graduate schools and a successful career.
A Northwestern education will teach you to think critically, write clearly and speak articulately. You'll learn how to work with others and make connections between your field of study and other disciplines. Those skills will allow you to adapt and thrive, whatever the future holds.
The best learning happens together, in relationship with other students, faculty and staff. At Northwestern, your education will take place not just in the classroom, but during late-night conversations in the dorm, while meeting with a professor for lunch, and through fun social events with friends. Northwestern’s smaller size means you will be known, not a number.
You don’t have to be a Christian to attend Northwestern. We welcome students from all religious backgrounds. As a Christian college, however, Northwestern holds faith beliefs and values that are a core part of learning in and outside of class.
Northwestern is located in a town of 6,200 people in the northwest corner of the state of Iowa. Orange City has been ranked 5th among the nation's top-10 Christian college towns and one of the 100 Best Small Towns in the U.S.A. Northwestern has been named the #1 safest college campus in Iowa. Larger cities like Sioux City, Iowa, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, are within 70 miles, while Omaha, Nebraska; Des Moines, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Kansas City, Missouri, make great weekend destinations.
While Northwestern is your home away from home, you'll have the option of being matched with a host family living in or near Orange City. Connecting with a host family will help you build meaningful relationships with the broader Orange City community and experience a greater sense of belonging.
Intercultural Club—or I-Club—gives international and U.S. students opportunities to get to know each other and learn about one another's cultures through meetings, event and trips. Annual events include the Beloved Festival of Culture and the I-Club Coffeehouse.
We welcome and appreciate international students and will do all we can to help you succeed. If you wish, you can be paired with an English-speaking international student for free language tutoring. Northwestern's Student Success Center provides free academic counseling, individual tutoring, and small-group study sessions to all students. You can also receive assistance in writing and revising academic papers.
While Northwestern is your home away from home, you'll have the option of being matched with a host family living in or near Orange City. Connecting with a host family will help you build meaningful relationships with the broader Orange City community and experience a greater sense of belonging.
Intercultural Club—or I-Club—gives international and U.S. students opportunities to get to know each other and learn about one another's cultures through meetings, event and trips. Annual events include the Beloved Festival of Culture and the I-Club Coffeehouse.
We welcome and appreciate international students and will do all we can to help you succeed. If you wish, you can be paired with an English-speaking international student for free language tutoring. Northwestern's Student Success Center provides free academic counseling, individual tutoring, and small-group study sessions to all students. You can also receive assistance in writing and revising academic papers.
