Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityDoctor of Chiropractic program in Bloomington, Minnesota

Other names. Northwestern Health Sciences University was formerly named Northwestern College of Chiropractic. It goes by NWHSU. People also search for it as “northwest chiropractic college”. All of these names refer to the same accredited program. Sources: nwhealth.edu university history, checked October 20, 2026; nwhealth.edu, checked October 20, 2026.

In its own words. NWHSU says that “An evidence-informed curriculum is focused on preparing you for clinical practice.” (Northwestern Health Sciences University’s own page, checked October 20, 2026). That is the program’s description, not ours.

Northwestern Health Sciences University at a glance

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Northwestern Health Sciences University tuition and cost

Northwestern Health Sciences University’s published tuition, in its own words and unit: $14,469 per trimester for trimesters 1 to 9; $6,755 for trimester 10 (academic year: effective fall 2026). Whole-program tuition total: $136,976, “estimated tuition cost”, without transfer credits or repeated courses. Source: nwhealth.edu chiropractic tuition and fees, checked October 20, 2026 (as published on our cost guide).

That figure is tuition as the program labels it. Fees, books, equipment, housing and living costs are separate unless the program says otherwise, and the program’s own cost-of-attendance page is where it publishes them. To see every program’s figure in its own unit, side by side, read what chiropractic school costs.

Federal debt. The U.S. Department of Education reports a median of $189,656 in cumulative federal loan debt at completion for Northwestern Health Sciences University’s Doctor of Chiropractic graduates, from a cohort of 227. It leaves out private loans, family money and undergraduate debt, so the total a graduate carries can be higher.

Federal earnings. The same dataset reports median earnings of $60,506 four years after completion. Four years is early in a career that often moves toward practice ownership, and the figure is not adjusted for where graduates practice, so it describes the first years and not a whole career.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study data (CIP 51.0101), retrieved September 1, 2026 (as published on our Findings page). The method, and how to reproduce it, is on the Findings page.

Northwestern Health Sciences University prerequisites and admissions

NWHSU says it does not require a bachelor’s degree. It publishes three paths: a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 2.75 or higher; 90 credits with a 3.00; or 90 credits with 2.75 to 2.99 plus 24 semester credits of life and physical science. It recommends general chemistry and biology with labs, and notes that some states require a bachelor’s degree to practice. Northwestern Health Sciences University’s requirements page, checked October 20, 2026.

You apply directly, through NWHSU’s own application portal; its pages do not mention ChiroCAS. (Northwestern Health Sciences University application page, checked October 20, 2026) NWHSU publishes two start dates, September and January, plus a partial start in May. (Northwestern Health Sciences University start terms, checked October 20, 2026)

Prerequisites differ from program to program, and some print amounts in units that differ from the next program’s. The prerequisites guide links every program’s own list.

Licensure in Minnesota

Minnesota licenses chiropractors through the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners, an independent state board. The board is the only authority on what it requires, and it publishes its licensure requirements and application materials on its own site.

This paragraph is taken from our chiropractic schools in Minnesota page, where the board’s requirements are quoted in full. Board: Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners, checked September 22, 2026. You can be licensed in a different state from the one you study in; the board where you intend to practice is the only authority on what it requires.

Chiropractors and students from Northwestern Health Sciences University on the ChiroTrack podcast

No recording is listed here yet. ChiroTrack’s interview series ran from 2020 to 2024, and a guest is named on a page about their school only after they have said yes to it. That consent round has not gone out yet, so this list is empty for every program, not only this one.

If you trained at Northwestern Health Sciences University and practice now, you can join the register of chiropractors who make room for students.

Questions people ask about Northwestern Health Sciences University

How much does Northwestern Health Sciences University cost?

Northwestern Health Sciences University’s published tuition, in its own words and unit: $14,469 per trimester for trimesters 1 to 9; $6,755 for trimester 10 (academic year: effective fall 2026). Source: nwhealth.edu chiropractic tuition and fees, checked October 20, 2026. Fees, books and living costs are separate unless the program says otherwise.

How long is the program at Northwestern Health Sciences University?

Northwestern Health Sciences University publishes the Doctor of Chiropractic as a 10-trimester program, or 11 trimesters with a summer start, with clinical experience every term. Source: nwhealth.edu chiropractic, checked September 22, 2026.

What are the prerequisites for Northwestern Health Sciences University?

NWHSU does not require a bachelor’s degree. It admits you with a bachelor’s and a 2.75 GPA, with 90 credits and a 3.00, or with 90 credits at 2.75 to 2.99 plus 24 science credits. Source: Northwestern Health Sciences University’s requirements page, checked October 20, 2026.

Is Northwestern Health Sciences University accredited?

Yes. Northwestern Health Sciences University holds accreditation from the Council on Chiropractic Education, continued in July 2026 with no sanction. Next activity: program characteristics report fall 2028. Source: CCE accreditation actions announcement, August 4, 2026, checked October 12, 2026.

Where is Northwestern Health Sciences University?

Northwestern Health Sciences University is at 2501 W. 84th St., Bloomington, Minnesota, in the Twin Cities metro.

Sources and dates. Facts were read from Northwestern Health Sciences University’s own pages on the dates shown beside each one. Tuition, accreditation actions and program length that ChiroTrack had already published are reused with their original source and date. Federal figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, retrieved September 1, 2026. Programs change their pages; confirm with the program before you rely on anything here.