The University of Northwestern - St. Paul is a private, nondenominational Christian university on a 106-acre campus along Lake Johanna in Roseville, Minnesota, serving the St. Paul area. It began in 1902 as the Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School, founded by pastor William Bell Riley in Minneapolis. The school closed from 1966 to 1972 after losing accreditation, then reopened and was reorganized as a university under its current name in 2013. Billy Graham served as its second president from 1948 to 1952. The university is known for its music department, its Northwestern Media radio network, its Classical Christian Honors College and its NCAA Division III athletics. It offers undergraduate, adult undergraduate, dual enrollment and graduate programs. Its catalog requires a personal faith statement from applicants and a minimum 2.50 high school GPA for first-year students.
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First-year applicants apply online and submit transcripts; ACT, SAT or CLT scores are requested but optional. A personal statement of Christian faith is part of the admission criteria.
Dates, fees and criteria change every session. Always confirm them on the official admissions page before applying.
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3003 Snelling Ave N, St. Paul, MN 55113, United States, Minnesota
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