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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.

175 Undergraduate Degrees
5 Graduate Degrees
$25,142 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
95% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Northwestern State University of Louisiana?

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Contact details for NSU are given below.

Contact Details
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?
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?

95% Acceptance Rate
69% Of Accepted Are Women
4% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 95%, NSU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Northwestern State University of Louisiana  ( 498 to 570 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Northwestern State University of Louisiana  ( 480 to 560 )
200
800
NSU received ACT scores from 89% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 21. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

ACT English Scores for Northwestern State University of Louisiana  ( 16 to 23 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Northwestern State University of Louisiana  ( 16 to 21 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Northwestern State University of Louisiana  ( 17 to 23 )
1
36

Can I Afford Northwestern State University of Louisiana?

$25,142 Net Price
59% Take Out Loans
9.4% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of NSU is $25,142. 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 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

6,163 Full-Time Undergraduates
70% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,321 undergraduate students at NSU, with 6,163 being full-time and 4,158 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
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

5,725 Took All Classes Online
10,430 Took At Least One Class Online
13.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 10,430 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.

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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
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
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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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