Northwestern State University of Louisiana Business Programs
Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a public institution situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The surrounding location of Natchitoches is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.
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Where Is Northwestern State University of Louisiana?
Contact details for NSU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 175 Sam Sibley Drive, Natchitoches, LA 71497-0002 |
Phone: | 318-357-6011 |
Website: | www.nsula.edu/ |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/NorthwesternState |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/nsula |
How Do I Get Into NSU?
You can apply to NSU online at: www.nsula.edu/admissions/
Admission Requirements for NSU
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor 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?
Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.
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 498 and 570. Math scores were between 480 and 560.
Can I Afford Northwestern State University of Louisiana?
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 NSU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,121 a year. That adds up to $24,484 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NSU is 9.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 1,126 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 6,163 full-time undergraduates at NSU, 30% are male and 70% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwestern State University of Louisiana students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 38 |
Black or African American | 1,952 |
Hispanic or Latino | 452 |
White | 3,140 |
International Students | 100 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 481 |
Geographic Diversity
Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 29 countries are represented at NSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Colombia, France, and Honduras.
Online Learning at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
The following chart shows how the online learning population at NSU has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 6th most popular in Louisiana 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana was $8,672 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $19,460. 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 |
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Accounting | #22 | #127 |
Accounting | #25 | #131 |
Online Growth Rankings of NSU
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwestern State University of Louisiana was 13.7%. This is the #643 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly 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 mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at NSU.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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General Management Information Systems | #81 | |
Management Information Systems | #95 | |
Accounting | #229 | |
Accounting | #392 |
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%.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Bachelor’s | Graduate Certificate | TOTAL |
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General Business Administration and Management | 104 | 0 | 104 |
Accounting | 41 | 0 | 41 |
General Hospitality Administration/Management | 30 | 0 | 30 |
Project Management | 0 | 4 | 4 |
General Management Information Systems | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL | 175 | 5 | 180 |
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 Fitzed under License
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