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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.

$25,142 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
96% 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

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 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?

96% Acceptance Rate
69% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores
Since NSU has an acceptance rate of 96%, 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 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

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 480 and 580. Math scores were between 440 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Northwestern State University of Louisiana  ( 480 to 580 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Northwestern State University of Louisiana  ( 440 to 540 )
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800
NSU received ACT scores from 88% 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 22. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

ACT English Scores for Northwestern State University of Louisiana  ( 16 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Northwestern State University of Louisiana  ( 16 to 22 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Northwestern State University of Louisiana  ( 16 to 22 )
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36

Can I Afford Northwestern State University of Louisiana?

$25,142 Net Price
66% Take Out Loans
3.8% 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

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.

The student loan default rate at NSU is 3.8%. 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.

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,694 Full-Time Undergraduates
70% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,622 undergraduate students at NSU, with 5,694 being full-time and 3,928 being part-time.

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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.

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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 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

5,928 Took All Classes Online
9,463 Took At Least One Class Online
13.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 51 master’s degree programs available online at NSU. In 2020-2021, 9,463 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 3rd most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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 #526 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at NSU 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%.

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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