Northwestern State University of Louisiana Teaching Programs

Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Natchitoches is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Northwestern State University of Louisiana?

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

How Do I Get Into NSU?

You can apply to NSU online at: https://www.nsula.edu/futurestudents/how-to-apply/

Admission Requirements for NSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NSU?

With an acceptance rate of 98%, 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 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% 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 470 and 565. Math scores were between 485 and 570.

NSU received ACT scores from 91% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Northwestern State University of Louisiana?

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

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 66% of students took out student loans averaging $5,540 a year. That adds up to $22,160 over four years for those students.

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,622 undergraduate students at NSU, with 5,694 being full-time and 3,928 being part-time.

There are also 1,113 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,694 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
Asian	37
Black or African American	1,813
Hispanic or Latino	380
White	2,943
International Students	112
Other Races/Ethnicities	409

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

There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 51 master’s degree programs available online at NSU. In 2022-2023, 8,311 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 3rd most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Adult & Continuing Education	52%
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	21%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	71%
Elementary Education	46%
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	41%
Secondary Education	45%

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	16	15	10	0	41
Secondary Education	11	8	12	0	31
General Special Education	0	17	13	0	30
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	11	18	0	29
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	8	13	21
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	7	11	0	18
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	14	0	14
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	11	0	11
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	0	10	0	0	10
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	9	0	9
Music Education	9	0	0	0	9
Early Childhood Education	3	0	5	0	8
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	7	0	0	7
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	3	0	3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	3	0	0	3
Other Education	0	0	2	0	2
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	1	0	0	1
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	1	0	0	0	1
Reading Teacher Education	0	1	0	0	1
Computer Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	40	80	116	13	249

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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