Please join us in welcoming NNU’s new faculty for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) will host a peer evaluation team from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) to conduct a comprehensive visit October 25 through 27, 2023. NNU is proud to have achieved and maintained formal accreditation through the NWCCU since 1930...

Northwest Nazarene University’s Office of Academic Affairs is proud to announce that 329 undergraduate students and 229 graduate students have been named to the Dean’s List and 131 undergraduate students were named to the President’s List for the 2023 spring semester. President’s List...

The undergraduate and graduate teacher preparation programs at Northwest Nazarene University have been recognized by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for their rigorous preparation of future teachers in how to teach reading, earning an “A” grade in NCTQ’s new report, Teacher Prep...

In early April, students from NNU’s Visual Arts department were asked to design and release their own merchandise for the campus store. They jumped at the chance and created their own NNU-branded stickers, hats, shirts and homemade mugs. VANNU’s launch was a hit with the students, faculty and staff...

Northwest Nazarene University’s Office of Academic Affairs is proud to announce that 351 undergraduate students and 233 graduate students have been named to the Dean’s List and 125 undergraduate students were named to the President’s List for the 2022 fall semester. President’s List The...

My name is Viola. I am a woman of African descent. I am currently a doctoral student at Northwest Nazarene University, a higher education Wesleyan Christian institution. I am grateful for the opportunity to attend a Christian university. Choosing to go to NNU was a great decision.

*There are many facets of Christian higher education, and at NNU, nuances of faith and learning play out in the classroom, in chapel and in the dining and residence halls. NNU’s beauty is in its various shades of experience—worldview shaping; faculty and staff with integrity and kindness; safety to...

Nazarene higher education is part of my heritage. My grandparents graduated from Point Loma, and my parents, aunts and uncles graduated from Northwest Nazarene University. Both my parents worked for NNU when I was a kid. I basically grew up on campus.

I’m in my 30th year of getting to teach Christian theology to general education students at NNU or other Christian universities. I love all my classes, but teaching Intro to Theology to a room full of diverse students from multiple majors and backgrounds is still my favorite course to teach.

Please join us in welcoming NNU's new faculty for the 2022-2023 academic year.

NNU has announced that a new program in Semiconductor Engineering is now open for enrollment as part of its ABET-accredited Engineering program. This new concentration will begin classes Fall 2023, alongside NNU’s existing concentrations in Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer...

Last month Northwest Nazarene University Robotics Vision Lab was notified they had been awarded a $101,000 grant by the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation. This specialty crop grant, presented by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), will allow the University’s faculty and student researchers...

Northwest Nazarene University announced Wednesday, September 21, that their Fall 2022 enrollment is 1,778 students. This year’s numbers include 1,140 undergraduate and 638 graduate students. "We are so excited for each and every student who has chosen to be part of our NNU community,” Dr. Stacey...

Each year, students in NNU’s sciences departments are invited to participate in summer research.

Northwest Nazarene University’s Office of Academic Affairs is proud to announce that 367 undergraduate students and 239 graduate students have been named to the Dean’s List and 139 undergraduate students were named to the President’s List for the 2022 spring semester.

Northwest Nazarene University’s Office of Academic Affairs is proud to announce that 365 undergraduate students and 250 graduate students have been named to the Dean’s List and 153 students were named to the President’s List for the 2021 fall semester.

Northwest Nazarene University’s online MSN Family Nurse Practitioner program has been named one of the top in the nation by Nurse Practitioner Online. After careful analysis of a comprehensive database of online nurse practitioner programs of all degree levels and specializations across the United...

Please join us in welcoming our new faculty for the 2021-2022 academic year:

Center for Academic Success and Advising

JJ King, Math Specialist and Academic Advisor

King earned her BA in Secondary Education with a math emphasis from NNU in 2017, and a Master in Mathematics...

Northwest Nazarene University’s Office of Academic Affairs is proud to announce that 376 undergraduate students and 290 graduate students have been named to the Dean’s List and 135 undergraduate students were named to the President’s List for the 2021 spring semester.

President’s List 

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Northwest Nazarene University has received recognition by intelligent.com for three of its online graduate and professional degree programs, with its online doctorate in education program ranked #1 in the nation. The rankings are based on an assessment of 1,280 accredited colleges and universities...

NNU will launch a new Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program August 2021. This 16-month program will include 12 months of fully online coursework and one semester of student-teaching. Unlike many other graduate education programs which are designed for educators to advance in their field, this...