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• Agriculture and Natural Resources

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  • Natural Resources and Conservation See more Natural Resources and Conservation Schools or Online Natural Resources and Conservation School Degree Programs
    • Environmental Science

      A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society and the natural environment; and natural resources management. Includes instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling. See more Environmental Science Schools or Online Environmental Science School Degree Programs

    • Environmental Studies.

      A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politics, law, economics, social aspects, planning, pollution control, natural resources, and the interactions of human beings and nature. See more Environmental Studies. Schools or Online Environmental Studies. School Degree Programs

    • General Forestry

      A program that generally prepares individuals to manage and develop forest areas for economic, recreational, and ecological purposes. Includes instruction in forest-related sciences, mapping, statistics, harvesting and production technology, natural resources management and economics, wildlife sciences, administration, and public relations. See more General Forestry Schools

    • General Natural Resources Management and Policy

      A program that prepares individuals to plan, develop, manage, and evaluate programs to protect and regulate natural habitats and renewable natural resources. Includes instruction in the principles of wildlife and conservation biology, environmental science, animal population surveying, natural resource economics, management techniques for various habitats, applicable law and policy, administrative and communications skills, and public relations. See more General Natural Resources Management and Policy Schools

    • Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

      A program that prepares individuals to conserve and manage wilderness areas and the flora and fauna therein, and manage wildlife reservations and zoological facilities for recreational, commercial, and ecological purposes. Includes instruction in wildlife biology; environmental science; natural resources management and policy; outdoor recreation and parks management; the design and operation of natural and artificial wildlife habitats; applicable law and regulations; and related administrative and communications skills. See more Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Schools

• Arts & Humanities

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  • English Language and Literature See more English Language and Literature Schools or Online English Language and Literature School Degree Programs
    • English Composition

      A program that focuses on the principles of English vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax and semantics; and techniques of selecting, developing, arranging, combining and expressing ideas in appropriate written forms. See more English Composition Schools

    • English Language and Literature

      A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. See more English Language and Literature Schools or Online English Language and Literature School Degree Programs

  • History See more History Schools or Online History School Degree Programs
    • History

      A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration. See more History Schools or Online History School Degree Programs

  • Music See more Music Schools or Online Music School Degree Programs
    • General Music

      A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. See more General Music Schools or Online General Music School Degree Programs

  • Religion/Religious Studies See more Religion/Religious Studies Schools or Online Religion/Religious Studies School Degree Programs
    • Philosophy and Religious Studies

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  • Visual Arts See more Visual Arts Schools or Online Visual Arts School Degree Programs
    • Fine/Studio Arts

      A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; color theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing. See more Fine/Studio Arts Schools

• Business

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  • Accounting & Related Services See more Accounting & Related Services Schools or Online Accounting & Related Services School Degree Programs
    • Accounting

      An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations. See more Accounting Schools or Online Accounting School Degree Programs

  • General Business See more General Business Schools or Online General Business School Degree Programs
    • Business Administration and Management

      Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. See more Business Administration and Management Schools or Online Business Administration and Management School Degree Programs

• Education

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  • General Education See more General Education Schools or Online General Education School Degree Programs
    • General Education

      A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issues; and the social foundations of education. See more General Education Schools or Online General Education School Degree Programs

  • Teacher Training See more Teacher Training Schools or Online Teacher Training School Degree Programs
    • Art Teacher Education

      Art Teach Education programs prepare individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels. See more Art Teacher Education Schools or Online Art Teacher Education School Degree Programs

    • Biology Teacher Education

      This program empowers individuals to share their passion for biology by enabling them to teach biology programs at various educational levels. See more Biology Teacher Education Schools

    • Business Teacher Education

      Learn how to teach to teach vocational business programs at various educational levels. See more Business Teacher Education Schools or Online Business Teacher Education School Degree Programs

    • Chemistry Teacher Education

      Learn to teach the intricacies of chemistry at various educational levels. See more Chemistry Teacher Education Schools

    • Elementary Education and Teaching

      A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter. See more Elementary Education and Teaching Schools or Online Elementary Education and Teaching School Degree Programs

    • English/Language Arts Teacher Education

      A program that prepares individuals to teach English grammar, composition and literature programs at various educational levels. See more English/Language Arts Teacher Education Schools or Online English/Language Arts Teacher Education School Degree Programs

    • History Teacher Education

      A program that prepares individuals to teach history programs at various educational levels. See more History Teacher Education Schools or Online History Teacher Education School Degree Programs

    • Mathematics Teacher Education

      A program that prepares individuals to teach mathematics programs at various educational levels. See more Mathematics Teacher Education Schools or Online Mathematics Teacher Education School Degree Programs

    • Music Teacher Education

      A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels. See more Music Teacher Education Schools

    • Other Education

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    • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

      A program that prepares individuals to teach physical education programs and/or to coach sports at various educational levels. See more Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Schools or Online Physical Education Teaching and Coaching School Degree Programs

    • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education

      A program that prepares individuals to teach general science programs, or a combination of the biological and physical science subject matter areas, at various educational levels. See more Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Schools or Online Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education School Degree Programs

    • Social Studies Teacher Education

      A program that prepares individuals to teach general social studies programs at various educational levels. See more Social Studies Teacher Education Schools or Online Social Studies Teacher Education School Degree Programs

    • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

      A program that prepares individuals to teach students at more than one educational level, such as a combined program in elementary/secondary, early childhood/elementary, elementary/middle school, or junior high/high school teacher education. See more Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Schools or Online Teacher Education, Multiple Levels School Degree Programs

• Engineering

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  • General Engineering

    A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce. See more General Engineering Schools or Online General Engineering School Degree Programs

• Fitness, Recreation and Leisure Studies

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  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure See more Parks, Recreation and Leisure Schools or Online Parks, Recreation and Leisure School Degree Programs
    • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

      A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public. See more Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Schools

• Health & Medical Services

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  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs See more Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Schools
    • Pre-Veterinary Studies

      A program that prepares individuals for admission to a first-professional program in veterinary medicine. See more Pre-Veterinary Studies Schools

  • Healthcare Administration See more Healthcare Administration Schools or Online Healthcare Administration School Degree Programs
    • Health/Health Care Administration/Management

      A program that prepares individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Includes instruction in planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health law and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services. See more Health/Health Care Administration/Management Schools or Online Health/Health Care Administration/Management School Degree Programs

  • Nursing See more Nursing Schools or Online Nursing School Degree Programs
    • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

      A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. See more Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) Schools or Online Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) School Degree Programs

• Interdisciplinary Studies

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  • International/Global Studies

    A program that focuses on global and international issues from the perspective of the social sciences, social services, and related fields. See more International/Global Studies Schools or Online International/Global Studies School Degree Programs

  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

    Any instructional program that is derived from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field. See more Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools or Online Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies School Degree Programs

  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

    A program that focuses on the origins, resolution and prevention of international and inter-group conflicts. Includes instruction in peace research methods and related social scientific and psychological knowledge bases. See more Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Schools or Online Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution School Degree Programs

• Life Science

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  • Biology See more Biology Schools or Online Biology School Degree Programs
    • Biochemistry

      Study the chemistry of living systems in these four, six, or eight year programs. Students of biochemistry learn the intricacies of the chemistry of living systems and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems. This program includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation. See more Biochemistry Schools

    • Biology/Biological Sciences

      Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations. See more Biology/Biological Sciences Schools or Online Biology/Biological Sciences School Degree Programs

• Mathematics and Statistics

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  • General Mathematics

    A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations. See more General Mathematics Schools or Online General Mathematics School Degree Programs

• Natural Sciences

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  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science

    A program that focuses on the scientific of study of the occurrence, circulation, distribution, chemical and physical properties, and environmental interaction of surface and subsurface waters, including groundwater. Includes instruction in geophysics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, chemical physics, geomorphology, mathematical modeling, hydrologic analysis, continental water processes, global water balance, and environmental science. See more Hydrology and Water Resources Science Schools

  • Chemistry See more Chemistry Schools or Online Chemistry School Degree Programs
    • General Chemistry

      A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena. See more General Chemistry Schools or Online General Chemistry School Degree Programs

  • Geology See more Geology Schools
    • Geology/Earth Science

      A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, geostatistics, volcanology, glaciology, geophysical principles, and applications to research and industrial problems. See more Geology/Earth Science Schools

  • Meteorology See more Meteorology Schools
    • General Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

      A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of the atmospheric envelopes surrounding the earth, the effect of earth's atmosphere on terrestrial weather, and related problems of environment and climate. Includes instruction in atmospheric chemistry and physics, atmospheric dynamics, climatology and climate change, weather simulation, weather forecasting, climate modeling and mathematical theory; and studies of specific phenomena such as clouds, weather systems, storms, and precipitation patterns. See more General Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Schools

• Social Sciences

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  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies See more Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies Schools or Online Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies School Degree Programs
    • American Indian/Native American Studies

      This program studies the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of at least one of the American Indian, Aleut, Inuit, Hawaiian and other native peoples of the Americas from earliest times until the present. The program places emphasis on U.S. and Canadian populations and their problems, but it includes reference to Caribbean and Latin American native peoples. See more American Indian/Native American Studies Schools

  • Psychology See more Psychology Schools or Online Psychology School Degree Programs
    • General Psychology

      A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods. See more General Psychology Schools or Online General Psychology School Degree Programs

  • Sociology See more Sociology Schools or Online Sociology School Degree Programs
    • Sociology

      A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems. See more Sociology Schools or Online Sociology School Degree Programs

Northland College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time Full-Time 99% Part-Time 1%	Men vs. Women Women 52% Men 48%
Race/Ethnicity Caucasian 87% Other 8% Hispanic 2% African-American 2% Asian 1%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State Out-of-State 71% In-State 29%	Top States for Incoming Freshman Wisconsin 29% Minnesota 23% Illinois 8% Michigan 5% Ohio 4%

Percent of Students International:

1%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available:	Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus:	82%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus:	No

Athletics

Member of:	NAA, NCAA, NAIA
Sports Include:	Basketball (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) Baseball (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) Track (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference)

Northland College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate)	Expenses
Published Tuition and Fees:	$ 21,901
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 21,300
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:	$ 601
Financial Aid	Avg. Amount Received	% of Students Receiving Aid
Federal Grants:	$ 3,067	24%
State and Local Grants:	$ 2,399	25%
Institutional Grants:	$ 9,571	95%
Student Loans:	$ 5,299	73%
Any Aid:		99%

Northland College Admissions

Acceptance Rate:	71% (Selective)
Test Scores
SAT Scores:
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores:	19%
Bottom 25th Percentile:	Verbal: 540, Math: 460
Top 75th Percentile:	Verbal: 620, Math: 630
ACT Scores:
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores:	88%
Bottom 25th Percentile:	Composite: 21, Verbal: 21, Math: 20
Top 75th Percentile:	Composite: 28, Verbal: 28, Math: 26

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Formal Demonstration of Competencies:	Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent:	Not Required
High School GPA:	Required
High School Rank:	Recommended
High School Record:	Required
Recommendations:	Recommended
TOEFL:	Required
Test Scores:	Required