How many students at NSU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 5,783 students have enrolled in Norfolk State University with 5,337 undergraduate and 446 graduate students.
By gender, 1,920 male and 3,863 female students are attending the school.
It has more students compared to similar colleges (4,749 students in average - public Master's College and University (medium programs)).
682 students are enrolled exclusively, and 4,921 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
Norfolk State University has a total of 5,783 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 5,337 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 446 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,920 male and 3,863 female students (the male-female ratio is 33:67) 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 | 5,783 | 5,337 | 446 |
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| Men | 1,920 | 1,740 | 180 |
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| Women | 3,863 | 3,597 | 266 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 145 White, 4,841 Black, and 20 Asian students out of a total of 5,783 are attending at Norfolk State University. 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 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
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| Asian | 20 | 10 | 10 |
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| Black | 4,841 | 1,569 | 3,272 |
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| Hispanic | 268 | 79 | 189 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| White | 145 | 61 | 84 |
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| Two or more races | 328 | 109 | 219 |
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| Race Unknown | 99 | 42 | 57 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 13 | 5 | 8 |
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| Asian | 14 | 7 | 7 |
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| Black | 4,541 | 1,466 | 3,075 |
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| Hispanic | 255 | 75 | 180 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| White | 115 | 52 | 63 |
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| Two or more races | 302 | 99 | 203 |
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| Race Unknown | 71 | 22 | 49 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| Black | 300 | 103 | 197 |
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| Hispanic | 13 | 4 | 9 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 30 | 9 | 21 |
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| Two or more races | 26 | 10 | 16 |
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| Race Unknown | 28 | 20 | 8 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, NSU has 100 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 4,332 students under 25 years old, and 1,104 students over 25 years old out of 5,458 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 100 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. NSU has 4,220 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 780 students aged 25 and over.
It has 112 graduate students aged under 25 and 324 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 | 100 | 70 | 30 |
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| 18-19 | 1,800 | 1,225 | 575 |
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| 20-21 | 1,499 | 1,011 | 488 |
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| 22-24 | 933 | 577 | 356 |
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| 25-29 | 418 | 271 | 147 |
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| 30-34 | 245 | 181 | 64 |
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| 35-39 | 163 | 125 | 38 |
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| 40-49 | 183 | 136 | 47 |
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| 50-64 | 86 | 63 | 23 |
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| Over 65 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 100 | 70 | 30 |
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| 18-19 | 1,800 | 1,225 | 575 |
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| 20-21 | 1,495 | 1,007 | 488 |
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| 22-24 | 825 | 505 | 320 |
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| 25-29 | 294 | 203 | 91 |
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| 30-34 | 171 | 134 | 37 |
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| 35-39 | 113 | 90 | 23 |
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| 40-49 | 132 | 100 | 32 |
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| 50-64 | 63 | 47 | 16 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 108 | 72 | 36 |
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| 25-29 | 124 | 68 | 56 |
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| 30-34 | 74 | 47 | 27 |
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| 35-39 | 50 | 35 | 15 |
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| 40-49 | 51 | 36 | 15 |
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| 50-64 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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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 Norfolk State University, 682 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,921 students are enrolled in some online courses.
521 students lived in Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 161 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 | 5,783 | 682 | 4,921 |
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| Undergraduate | 5,337 | 544 | 4,645 |
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| Graduate | 446 | 138 | 276 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Virginia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 521 | 160 | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 428 | 116 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 93 | 44 | 1 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 5,337 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 345 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.46%.264 students have transferred in as full-time status and 81 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 4,354 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 264 |
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| Regular Part-time | 638 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 81 |
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