The average annual tuition at the university is $30,020.

All students have access to Northwood's traditional, dorm-style residence halls. Room and Board at Northwood Northwood students paid $5,620 for housing and $5,170 for food in 2020. Off-campus accommodation costs roughly 1000 to 1500 USD per month on average.

It has 1,057 undergraduate students (fall 2020), a city setting, and a campus area of 468 acres. The university has 4.11 percent overseas students. Northwood University has a 77 percent acceptance rate.

It is located in a metropolis, and the campus is 468 acres in size. This university also launched new projects, such as aftermarket studies, entertainment and sports management, and fashion merchandising. It also established a campus collaboration in Montreux, Switzerland. The athletic teams at Northwood University's Michigan campus are known as the Timberwolves. The campus competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II level (NCAA). Northwood competes in 16 varsity sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field, and volleyball for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, and volleyball for women. Men's ice hockey is a club sport. Northwood announced on April 29, 2021, that it will leave the GLIAC to join the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) in July 2022.

It is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, an accreditation agency that has been recognised by the U.S. Department of Education.

The Career Services Center and the Northwood University Career Network are here to help you with career discovery, confident and professional self-marketing, creating successful job search tactics, and connecting with other students. A Career Fair, Business Etiquette Dinner Program, on-campus interviews, and professional training are among the activities and events offered by the Career Services Center. General Motors, Thomson Reuters, and Western Union are among the top visited firms at Northwood. Northwood University graduates earn a basic salary of $61k on average.