Norfolk State University Business Programs

Located in Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk State University is a public institution. Norfolk is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Norfolk State University?

Contact details for Norfolk State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504-8000
Phone:	757-823-8600
Website:	www.nsu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Norfolk-State-University/114887855927
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/nsuspartanz

How Do I Get Into Norfolk State?

You can apply to Norfolk State online at: www.nsu.edu/Admissions-Aid/Apply-Online

Admission Requirements for Norfolk State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Norfolk State?

With an acceptance rate of 91%, Norfolk State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 84% of students accepted to Norfolk State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 520. Math scores were between 410 and 500.

Norfolk State received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 15 and 20.

Can I Afford Norfolk State University?

The overall average net price of Norfolk State is $24,399. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Norfolk State, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $11,897 a year. That adds up to $47,588 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Norfolk State is 11.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Norfolk State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,992 undergraduate students at Norfolk State, with 4,529 being full-time and 463 being part-time.

There are also 465 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,529 full-time undergraduates at Norfolk State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Norfolk State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	18
Black or African American	3,791
Hispanic or Latino	206
White	127
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	366

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Norfolk State University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Norfolk State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Kenya, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Norfolk State University

In 2019-2020, 4,737 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Norfolk State has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Norfolk State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Norfolk State University was 9.7%. This is the #1,246 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Norfolk State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Norfolk State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	97	97
Accounting	10	10
TOTAL	107	107

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.