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Northland College

Northland College
1411 Ellis Avenue
Ashland, WI 54806

Official telephone: (715) 682-1699
Toll-free telephone: (800) 753-1840
Fax number: (715) 682-1308
Website: www.northland.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 541
Full-time undergraduates: 513
Part-time undergraduates: 28
Total graduate students: 12
Part-time graduate students: 12
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 49%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
1.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.0% Hispanic/Latino
80.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.7% Nonresident Alien
3.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
2.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Hispanic/Latino
83.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Nonresident Alien
4.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Northland College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 130 acres
City or town school is located in: Ashland, WI
Population of city/town: 8,130
Nearest major city: Duluth, MN
Distance of nearest major city: 70 miles
Population of nearest major city: 86,128
Online campus map: www.northland.edu/
wp-content/uploads/2015/
07/CampusMap.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (75%)
  • women's dorms (17%)
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing (1%)
  • other housing including Theme and wellness housing. (7%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 74%
Percent of students who live off campus: 26%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 21 must live on campus for six semesters.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 125
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Native American museum, environmental institute, nature study area, native landscaping, campus garden, adventure challenge course, climbing walls; Indigenous Culture, Freshwater Innovation, and Rural Communities centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): Drifts
Number of honor societies: 2

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Kim Falkenhagen,
Director of Athletics
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Athletics,
Northland College,
1411 Ellis Avenue,
Ashland, WI 54806,
School colors: navy and orange
School mascot: Lumberjacks/Lumberjills
Athletic conference memberships: UMAC conference, NCHA conference (hockey), NACC conference (golf)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 25%
Athletic facilities:
baseball and softball fields; outdoor turf stadium for soccer and lacrosse, fitness center, gymnasium, indoor/outdoor climbing wall, ice hockey arena
Intramural/Recreational sports:
Nordic skiing

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Duluth (70 miles)
Nearest other airport: Duluth (70 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Superior, WI (65 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Ironwood, MI (65 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

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