Northeastern State University Business Programs

Northeastern State University is a public institution situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Tahlequah draws many to the area.

Northeastern State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NSU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#30	Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#171	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards NSU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#100	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#103	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#106	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#110	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#141	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is Northeastern State University?

Contact details for NSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 N Grand, Tahlequah, OK 74464-2399
Phone:	918-456-5511
Website:	https://www.nsuok.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/NSURiverhawks
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/NSURiverhawks

How Do I Get Into NSU?

You can apply to NSU online at: https://offices.nsuok.edu/admissions/Apply.aspx

Admission Requirements for NSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into NSU?

Since NSU has an acceptance rate of 99%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to NSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 475 and 565. Math scores were between 480 and 560.

NSU received ACT scores from 93% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

Can I Afford Northeastern State University?

The overall average net price of NSU is $19,469. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NSU, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,564 a year. That adds up to $22,256 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NSU is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Northeastern State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,004 undergraduate students at NSU, with 4,155 being full-time and 1,849 being part-time.

There are also 1,345 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,155 full-time undergraduates at NSU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	74
Black or African American	195
Hispanic or Latino	265
White	1,938
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,604

Geographic Diversity

Oklahoma students aren't the only ones who study at Northeastern State University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at NSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

Online Learning at Northeastern State University

In 2019-2020, 6,321 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 25th most popular in Oklahoma for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of NSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Northeastern State University was $6,915 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $15,315. The following table shows how NSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Tourism and Travel Services Management	#1	#1
International Business	#4	#13
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#4	#13
Hospitality Management	#16	#10

Online Growth Rankings of NSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northeastern State University was 32.7%. This is the #727 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NSU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at NSU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at NSU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Tourism and Travel Services Management	#7
Operations Management	#14
International Business	#17
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#17
Hospitality Management	#43
General Business Administration and Management	#466

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%.

Northeastern State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	2	51	63	116
Accounting	0	84	0	84
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	41	0	41
Operations Management	0	38	0	38
Finance	0	27	0	27
Supply Chain Management	0	15	0	15
Accounting and Finance	0	0	14	14
General Management Information Systems	0	12	0	12
Tourism and Travel Services Management	0	7	0	7
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	275	77	354

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 CPacker under License

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