TOTAL REV $5.1M
TOTAL EXP $5.03M
NET $68.3K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Northwestern College

Orange City, Iowa · NAIA Division II · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 960

ZIP 51041 · IPEDS unitid 154101

Revenue Percentile (Division)
65th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$5.1M

Total Expenses
$5.03M

Net Result
$68.3K

Unique Athletes
172

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 65.4%Women’s programs 34.6%

$3.33M
$1.77M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 92 (-8.7%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$1.32M

All Track Combined

$775K

Basketball

$748.5K

Soccer

$577.9K

Baseball

$348.6K

Volleyball

$325.7K

Wrestling

$325K

Softball

$297.6K

Golf

$158.2K

Tennis

$110.8K

Expense by sport

Football

$1.3M

All Track Combined

$764.7K

Basketball

$742.8K

Soccer

$564.3K

Baseball

$348.3K

Volleyball

$325.5K

Wrestling

$324.9K

Softball

$295.1K

Golf

$146.7K

Tennis

$108.7K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 114 0 $1.32M $1.3M $22.3K
All Track Combined 3 71 58 $775K $764.7K $10.2K
Basketball 2 22 22 $748.5K $742.8K $5.7K
Soccer 15 37 32 $577.9K $564.3K $13.6K
Baseball 1 44 0 $348.6K $348.3K $253
Volleyball 26 0 26 $325.7K $325.5K $128
Wrestling 28 23 0 $325K $324.9K $75
Softball 16 0 28 $297.6K $295.1K $2.5K
Golf 8 11 10 $158.2K $146.7K $11.5K
Tennis 22 10 8 $110.8K $108.7K $2.1K
Other Sports 29 0 26 $109.4K $109.4K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$29.7K

Athletes Tracked
172

Top Sport Share
Football · 26%

Program Count
11

Unique men
114

Unique women
58

Per-sport slots
542

Multi-sport coeff
3.15x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 172 unique athletes filling 542 sport roster slots — a 3.15x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NAIA Division II
Sector
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
960
Revenue Tier
Above-median (65th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Iowa
42 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Judson University IL $5.09M $9K $-9K
Clarke University IA $5.15M $0 $47.4K
Taylor University IN $4.99M $224.4K $-107.8K
Warner University FL $4.99M $59.3K $-110.4K
St Thomas University FL $4.95M $182K $-149.4K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $5.3K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 98.7% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 26.0% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 65th Revenue rank within NAIA Division II

Source: U.S. Department of Education — Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA). Fiscal year 2019. Last updated April 18, 2026.