Higher Education · Bloomington
Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) is a private, nonprofit university in Bloomington, MN, founded in 1941 as Northwestern College of Chiropractic. It is a national leader in person-centered healthcare education offering diverse programs including chiropractic, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, massage therapy, functional nutrition, human performance, integrative care, health coaching, radiation therapy, radiologic technology, medical laboratory science/technology, phlebotomy, and post-baccalaureate prehealth. The university operates multiple clinics and a 25-acre campus. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission with reaffirmation approved in 2026. NWHSU has approximately 370 employees and 9,021 LinkedIn followers. Contact phone is 952-888-4777 and email ed@nwhealth.edu. The president and CEO is Dr. Deborah Bushway. The university has an endowment of about $3.4M (FY2024) and an annual operating budget of approximately $28.5M (2024).