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Compare Northwest State Community College vs University of Rio Grande

Archbold, OH · Rio Grande, OH

Northwest State Community CollegeUniversity of Rio Grande
Cost
Price after aid (average)$13,555/yr$23,686/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$13,166/yr$21,776/yr
Typical loan debt at graduation$9,750$17,750
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$13,461/yr$22,733/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$13,785/yr$24,432/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$13,987/yr$27,008/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)$14,904/yr$25,788/yr
Typical loan payment after graduation$103/mo$188/mo
Room & board (on campus)No data reported$10,500/yr
Room & board (off campus)$9,548/yr$10,500/yr
Borrowers who default0%0%
Books & supplies$1,763/yr$1,200/yr
Other living costs (on campus)No data reported$4,028/yr
Sticker price (before aid)$17,994/yr$33,716/yr
Tuition (in-state)$4,698/yr$20,560/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$9,170/yr$20,560/yr
Students with Pell Grants13%34%
Students taking federal loans7.3%54%
Getting in
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate46%36%
Freshmen who come back69%56%
Typical earnings 10 years in$40,004/yr$41,478/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$23,146–$57,229$22,364–$62,423
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)31%38%
White students graduatingNo data reported39%
Black students graduatingNo data reported13%
Hispanic students graduatingNo data reported67%
Typical earnings 6 years in$36,106/yr$34,323/yr
Earn more than a HS grad56%60%
Graduate on time28%25%
Pell students who graduateNo data reported35%
First-gen students who finish30%27%
Low-income students who finish26%18%
Students who transfer out11%21%
Typical earnings 8 years in$37,356/yr$32,794/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsHealth Professions 24% · Engineering Technologies 21% · Business, Management & Marketing 20%Health Professions 35% · Education 14% · Business, Management & Marketing 11%
Most popular programHealth Professions — 24% of degreesHealth Professions — 35% of degrees
2nd most popular programEngineering Technologies — 21% of degreesEducation — 14% of degrees
3rd most popular programBusiness, Management & Marketing — 20% of degreesBusiness, Management & Marketing — 11% of degrees
4th most popular programMechanic & Repair Technologies — 11% of degreesLiberal Arts & General Studies — 10% of degrees
5th most popular programComputer & Information Sciences — 5% of degreesParks, Recreation & Fitness — 5% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — $63,343/yrBusiness Administration, Management and Operations — $38,533/yr
Degrees in STEM27%9.9%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment1,1151,400
Students per professor23 : 120 : 1
Graduate studentsNo data reported221
Average professor pay$7,541/mo$6,655/mo
Full-time professorsNo data reported42%
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited byHigher Learning CommissionHigher Learning Commission
Median family income$35,048$29,830
SettingRural (distant)Rural (distant)
LocationArchbold, OHRio Grande, OH
RegionGreat LakesGreat Lakes
Founded19681876
Public or privatePublicPrivate (nonprofit)
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationAssociate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High NontraditionalBaccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students0%11%
Men47%44%
Women53%56%
White students72%63%
Black students2%3.9%
Hispanic or Latino students12%1.1%
Asian students0.5%0.4%
Two or more races2.1%0.5%
Other / not reported11%20%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students48%52%
Part-time students65%20%
Students age 25+34%17%
Spent on teaching per student$8,304/yr$6,201/yr
Endowment$1.7M$19.0M
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingNo — no campus housingYes — dorms on campus
Beds in campus housingNo data reported515
Required to live on campusNo data reportedNo
Meal plan offeredNoYes
Meals per weekNo data reported19 meals/week
Academic calendarSemesterSemester
Federal designationNoneNone
Study abroadNoYes
Undergraduate researchNoNo
ROTCNoNo
Accepts AP creditYesYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceYesYes
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineYesYes
Weekend & evening classesNoNo
Teacher certificationNoYes
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyYesYes
Job placement for graduatesYesYes
On-campus day careYesYes
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesNoNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolNoNo
Credit for military trainingYesYes
Student veteran organizationNoYes
Tuition payment planYesNo
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoNo
Prepaid tuition planNoNo
Athletics
Athletics data fromNo data reported2024-25
College sports levelNo intercollegiate athletics reportedNAIA Division I
Football teamNo data reportedNo
Varsity teamsNo data reported24
Student athletesNo data reported330
Athletic scholarshipsNo data reported$3.2M
Athletics budgetNo data reported$6.0M
Athletics revenueNo data reported$10.5M
Recruiting spendNo data reported$66,493

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year, campus photo and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.