The student population at Norfolk State University is 5,783 (5,337 undergraduate and 446 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 945 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at NSU is 92.29% which is decreased by 684 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 261 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.01 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

682 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 241.00% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,609 where 5,783 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

92.29% of total students is undergraduate students and 7.71% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 684 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 261 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.01 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in NSU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Norfolk State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,7286,0212,1593,862707206501
2014-156,027
-701
5,356
-665
1,933
-226
3,423
-439
671
-36
200
-6
471
-30
2015-165,107
-920
4,522
-834
1,665
-268
2,857
-566
585
-86
157
-43
428
-43
2016-175,421
314
4,739
217
1,698
33
3,041
184
682
97
197
40
485
57
2017-185,303
-118
4,687
-52
1,642
-56
3,045
4
616
-66
188
-9
428
-57
2018-195,204
-99
4,660
-27
1,618
-24
3,042
-3
544
-72
179
-9
365
-63
2019-205,601
397
5,112
452
1,708
90
3,404
362
489
-55
192
13
297
-68
2020-215,457
-144
4,992
-120
1,604
-104
3,388
-16
465
-24
163
-29
302
5
2021-225,458
1
5,016
24
1,622
18
3,394
6
442
-23
162
-1
280
-22
2022-235,783
325
5,337
321
1,740
118
3,597
203
446
4
180
18
266
-14
Average5,6095,0441,7393,305565182382
Norfolk State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,044 where 5,337 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Norfolk State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,0214,9791,8553,1241,042304738
2014-155,3564,4161,6622,754940271669
2015-164,5223,7391,4512,288783214569
2016-174,7394,0021,4942,508737204533
2017-184,6874,0111,4782,533676164512
2018-194,6604,1331,4622,671527156371
2019-205,1124,5831,5723,011529136393
2020-214,9924,5291,4783,051463126337
2021-225,0164,5201,4783,042496144352
2022-235,3374,6181,5243,094719216503
Average5,0445,0441,5452,8085,044194498
Norfolk State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 565 where 446 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Norfolk State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1470744912632325880178
2014-1567145412133321779138
2015-165853859628920061139
2016-1768244311432923983156
2017-1861643112730418561124
2018-1954437410926517070100
2019-204893531352181365779
2020-21465317972201486682
2021-224423071022051356075
2022-23446276931831708783
Average56556511226756570115
Norfolk State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 2.51% and the percentage of black students is 83.71% at Norfolk State University. 0.35% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Norfolk State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1416415,5731769378190
2014-1513554,94217610356201
2015-1610364,2381397262207
2016-1710394,5401755260215
2017-1810394,4461826235235
2018-199424,3721853197262
2019-206354,6782073178322
2020-215274,5172403164333
2021-226264,5442564155299
2022-2313204,8412684145328
Average10364,6692005233259
Norfolk State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

682 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 241.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Norfolk State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,0272002,4753,352
2015-165,1071842,1472,776
2016-175,4212432,1573,021
2017-185,3032802,4112,612
2018-195,2042422,9911,971
2019-205,6013103,3601,931
2020-215,4573384,399720
2021-225,4586154,707136
2022-235,7836824,921180
Average5,4853443,2851,855

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