Northwest Vista College
Northwest Vista College at a Glance
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About Northwest Vista College
According to Wikipedia, Northwest Vista College is a public community college in San Antonio, Texas. It is one of five community college institutions that comprise the Alamo Colleges District and is located in the Westover Hills neighborhood of San Antonio's Far West Side. Established in 1995 with a dozen students, Northwest Vista College has an enrollment of more than 18,000 students and offers associate degrees and technical certifications.
Northwest Vista College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 27% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Northwest Vista College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $3,412 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Northwest Vista College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Northwest Vista College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,534 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Northwest Vista College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 26,839 | 26,839 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Northwest Vista College?
Northwest Vista College is located at 3535 N. Ellison Drive, San Antonio, TX 78251.
How Safe is Northwest Vista College?
Northwest Vista College reported 0.1 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large commuter campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Northwest Vista College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. San Antonio has a violent crime rate of 0.61% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 4.67%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Northwest Vista College Known For?
Northwest Vista College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Medical
- Nursing
- Education
- Social Work
- Literature
- Economics
- Psychology
- Criminal Justice
- History
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Engineering
- Biology
- Political Science
- Communications
Northwest Vista College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Northwest Vista College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Northwest Vista College ranks #917 in the U.S. and #3214 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #1687 in the U.S. and #4225 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #1853 in the U.S. and #7079 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #1933 in the U.S. and #5124 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #2175 in the U.S. and #6842 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #2566 in the U.S. and #10010 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #2653 in the U.S. and #7049 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #2841 in the U.S. and #5939 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #2852 in the U.S. and #9613 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #2870 in the U.S. and #10647 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #3043 in the U.S. and #10255 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #3191 in the U.S. and #13056 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #3242 in the U.S. and #12023 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #3440 in the U.S. and #13924 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesNorthwest Vista College ranks #3789 in the U.S. and #13764 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications Degrees