Northwestern Health Sciences University

Northwestern Health Sciences University

Type	Private alternative health care university
Established	1941 (1941)
President	Deb Bushway
Academic staff	138
Students	915
Undergraduates	137
Doctoral students	677
Location	Bloomington , Minnesota , United States 40°54′51″N 73°6′58″W / 40.91417°N 73.11611°W / 40.91417; -73.11611
Website	www.nwhealth.edu

Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) is a private university focused on alternative health care and located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The university has educational programs in chiropractic, Traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, therapeutic massage, Allied health professions, and human biology. The university was founded in 1941 by John B. Wolfe, DC.^[1]

Previously Northwestern College of Chiropractic, Northwestern Health Sciences University has focused on alternative and integrative health care education, patient care, and research for over 70 years.^[2] Since 1991, NWHSU's Wolfe-Harris Center for Clinical Studies has become one of the largest natural health care research institutions in the United States.^{[citation needed]}