Northland College: Statistics

Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 4736 of 11,642	In the World
# 1322 of 1	In North America
# 1244 of 1	In the United States
# 28 of 1	In Ashland
# 2278 of 11,648	For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
Top 1-3	For 2 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

75%

Enrollment

1,765

Average SAT

1,045

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$23,253 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

286

Male:Female Ratio

58:42

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Bachelor's degree

Website

northland.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Northland College has an acceptance rate of 75% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	75%	75%	75%
Applicants	947	438	509
Admissions	710	319	391
Freshmen enrolled full time	68	44	24

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	67%
■ Nonresident Alien	7%
■ Hispanic	9%
■ Black or African American	4%
■ Two or more races	6%
■ Unknown	4%

Northland College majors

Northland College has granted 124 bachelor's degrees across 25 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Northland College.

Major	Bachelor
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	22
Business Administration and Management, General	15
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	13
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other	11
Community Organization and Advocacy	7
Outdoor Education	7
Forestry, Other	6
Psychology, General	6
Chemistry, General	4
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	4
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	4
Climate Science	3
Graphic Design	3
Humanities & Humanistic Studies	3
Mathematics, General	3
English Language and Literature, General	2
Religion & Religious Studies	2
Sociology, General	2
Creative Writing	1
Education, General	1
Environmental Studies	1
Geology & Earth Science, General	1
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General	1
Secondary Education and Teaching	1
Sustainability Studies	1
Grand Total	124

Publications & Citations

Northland College has published 347 scientific papers with 6,504 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Sociology, Paleontology, History, and Political Science.

Publications

347

Citations

6,504

Publication / Citation count by topic

Environmental Science	254 / 5,238
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	218 / 3,031
Biology	211 / 4,570
Ecology	183 / 4,072
Geography and Cartography	169 / 2,996
Geology	157 / 3,292
Sociology	123 / 1,436
Paleontology	110 / 2,337
History	109 / 1,366
Political Science	107 / 1,206
Law	98 / 1,138
Engineering	94 / 2,318
Chemistry	93 / 2,601
Philosophy	93 / 1,132
Medicine	89 / 1,591
Physics	84 / 2,047
Computer Science	82 / 1,618
Archaeology	81 / 1,303
Oceanography	73 / 1,803
Botany	67 / 1,548
Psychology	66 / 950
Wildlife and Fisheries Management	63 / 1,454
Mathematics	55 / 945
Demography	49 / 798
Art & Design	46 / 442
Biochemistry	46 / 1,401
Organic chemistry	45 / 1,736
Public Health	44 / 707
Genetics	44 / 1,166
Economics	41 / 459
Statistics	41 / 784
Business	40 / 935
Zoology	39 / 571
Linguistics	38 / 400
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science	34 / 999
Quantum and Particle physics	33 / 1,098
Materials Science	30 / 767
Social Psychology	29 / 597
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	28 / 457
Education	28 / 163

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Academic rankings

2 Notable alumni

1. Jamling Tenzing Norgay

1965-. (aged 61)

explorer mountaineer

Jamling Tenzing Norgay is an Indian mountaineer and author, best known for summiting Mount Everest as part of the 1996 Everest IMAX expedition. He was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, and is the son of Tenzing Norgay.

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