How many students at NSU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 9,389 students have enrolled in Northwestern State University of Louisiana with 8,405 undergraduate and 984 graduate students.
By gender, 2,743 male and 6,646 female students are attending the school.
It has almost same number of students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
5,349 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,962 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Northwestern State University of Louisiana has a total of 9,389 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 8,405 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 984 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,743 male and 6,646 female students (the male-female ratio is 29:71) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 9,389 | 8,405 | 984 |
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| Men | 2,743 | 2,533 | 210 |
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| Women | 6,646 | 5,872 | 774 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 5,492 White, 2,351 Black, and 130 Asian students out of a total of 9,389 are attending at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 123 | 39 | 84 |
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| Asian | 130 | 42 | 88 |
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| Black | 2,351 | 602 | 1,749 |
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| Hispanic | 517 | 173 | 344 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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| White | 5,492 | 1,617 | 3,875 |
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| Two or more races | 411 | 127 | 284 |
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| Race Unknown | 188 | 70 | 118 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 114 | 37 | 77 |
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| Asian | 103 | 38 | 65 |
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| Black | 2,100 | 561 | 1,539 |
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| Hispanic | 493 | 166 | 327 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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| White | 4,856 | 1,473 | 3,383 |
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| Two or more races | 398 | 126 | 272 |
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| Race Unknown | 184 | 70 | 114 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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| Asian | 27 | 4 | 23 |
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| Black | 251 | 41 | 210 |
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| Hispanic | 24 | 7 | 17 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 636 | 144 | 492 |
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| Two or more races | 13 | 1 | 12 |
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| Race Unknown | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, NSU has 2,084 students under 18 years old and 17 students over 65 years old. There are 7,398 students under 25 years old, and 3,337 students over 25 years old out of 10,735 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 2,084 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. NSU has 7,249 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,373 students aged 25 and over.
It has 149 graduate students aged under 25 and 964 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 2,084 | 1,351 | 733 |
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| 18-19 | 2,139 | 1,462 | 677 |
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| 20-21 | 1,980 | 1,368 | 612 |
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| 22-24 | 1,195 | 805 | 390 |
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| 25-29 | 998 | 828 | 170 |
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| 30-34 | 802 | 652 | 150 |
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| 35-39 | 570 | 481 | 89 |
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| 40-49 | 703 | 568 | 135 |
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| 50-64 | 247 | 201 | 46 |
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| Over 65 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 2,084 | 1,351 | 733 |
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| 18-19 | 2,139 | 1,462 | 677 |
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| 20-21 | 1,972 | 1,362 | 610 |
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| 22-24 | 1,054 | 707 | 347 |
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| 25-29 | 762 | 633 | 129 |
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| 30-34 | 594 | 477 | 117 |
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| 35-39 | 402 | 338 | 64 |
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| 40-49 | 468 | 381 | 87 |
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| 50-64 | 138 | 112 | 26 |
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| Over 65 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
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| 22-24 | 141 | 98 | 43 |
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| 25-29 | 236 | 195 | 41 |
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| 30-34 | 208 | 175 | 33 |
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| 35-39 | 168 | 143 | 25 |
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| 40-49 | 235 | 187 | 48 |
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| 50-64 | 109 | 89 | 20 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 5,349 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,962 students are enrolled in some online courses.
4,921 students lived in Louisiana or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 428 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 9,389 | 5,349 | 2,962 |
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| Undergraduate | 8,405 | 4,490 | 2,870 |
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| Graduate | 984 | 859 | 92 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Louisiana Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 4,921 | 424 | 4 |
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| Undergraduate | 4,181 | 308 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 740 | 116 | 3 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 8,405 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 423 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.03%.229 students have transferred in as full-time status and 194 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 4,602 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 229 |
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| Regular Part-time | 3,380 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 194 |
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