Northwood Technical College

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#12093 / #3190
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Public two-year college in Wisconsin, U.S

Northwood Technical College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3190
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,044
Graduation rate
62%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
2,149

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About Northwood Technical College

According to Wikipedia, Northwood Technical College is a public technical college with campuses in Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake and Superior, Wisconsin. There are also outreach centers in Balsam Lake, Hayward and Ladysmith and Shell Lake.

Northwood Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
80%62%

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 Northwood Technical College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,044
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$16,698
30K - 48K$17,326
48K - 75K$17,767
75K - 110K$21,217
110K+$23,137

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 Northwood Technical College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Northwood Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,396 a year, and 89% 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.

Northwood Technical College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
5,2715,271

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Northwood Technical College?

Northwood Technical College is located at 1900 College Dr., Rice Lake, WI 54868.

How Safe is Northwood Technical College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Northwood Technical College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Northwood Technical College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Rice Lake has a violent crime rate of 0.26% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.36%. 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 Northwood Technical College Known For?

Northwood Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Northwood Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Northwood Technical 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

Education
#9109
World Rank
#9115
Historical Rank
#2462
USA Rank

Northwood Technical College ranks #2462 in the U.S. and #9109 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Medical
#10942
World Rank
#10945
Historical Rank
#3050
USA Rank

Northwood Technical College ranks #3050 in the U.S. and #10942 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Business
#11483
World Rank
#11483
Historical Rank
#3173
USA Rank

Northwood Technical College ranks #3173 in the U.S. and #11483 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Criminal Justice
#6756
World Rank
#6758
Historical Rank
#3182
USA Rank

Northwood Technical College ranks #3182 in the U.S. and #6756 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees