The student population at Northern State University is 3,344 (2,851 undergraduate and 493 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 69 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at NSU is 85.26% which is increased by 25 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 44 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.72 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,475 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 76.86% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,449 where 3,344 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

85.26% of total students is undergraduate students and 14.74% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 25 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 44 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.72 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NSU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,2752,8261,1921,634449112337
2014-153,531
256
3,001
175
1,263
71
1,738
104
530
81
121
9
409
72
2015-163,449
-82
2,991
-10
1,274
11
1,717
-21
458
-72
111
-10
347
-62
2016-173,587
138
3,075
84
1,326
52
1,749
32
512
54
127
16
385
38
2017-183,611
24
3,162
87
1,346
20
1,816
67
449
-63
110
-17
339
-46
2018-193,493
-118
3,051
-111
1,268
-78
1,783
-33
442
-7
98
-12
344
5
2019-203,427
-66
3,008
-43
1,273
5
1,735
-48
419
-23
100
2
319
-25
2020-213,431
4
2,968
-40
1,177
-96
1,791
56
463
44
130
30
333
14
2021-223,340
-91
2,867
-101
1,163
-14
1,704
-87
473
10
126
-4
347
14
2022-233,344
4
2,851
-16
1,113
-50
1,738
34
493
20
115
-11
378
31
Average3,4492,9801,2401,741469115354
Northern State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,980 where 2,851 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 Northern State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,8261,5317038281,295489806
2014-153,0011,4776668111,524597927
2015-162,9911,3726177551,619657962
2016-173,0751,4026087941,673718955
2017-183,1621,3465967501,8167501,066
2018-193,0511,3335787551,7186901,028
2019-203,0081,2655527131,7437211,022
2020-212,9681,1494956541,8196821,137
2021-222,8671,1364846521,7316791,052
2022-232,8511,0574536041,7946601,134
Average2,9802,9805757322,9806641,009
Northern State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 469 where 493 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 Northern State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1444957233439289303
2014-1553056243247497377
2015-1645857233440188313
2016-17512412021471107364
2017-1844934132141597318
2018-1944250193139279313
2019-2041938152338185296
2020-21463533023410100310
2021-2247357322541694322
2022-2349359302943485349
Average469469232746992327
Northern State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 85.50%. The percentage was 85.34% 10 years ago and NSU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.85% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.03% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1444293980132,79553
2014-155531497963,03152
2015-165341468762,93165
2016-175326388533,02882
2017-185645488833,08182
2018-195644579942,94986
2019-204744537742,887107
2020-2160526010142,95097
2021-2251485411732,85791
2022-236562689952,85979
Average5442519152,93779
Northern State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,475 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 44% of total students. The number of online students has increased 76.86% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northern State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-153,5318345062,191
2015-163,4491,2164541,779
2016-173,5872,0575121,018
2017-183,6111,5044671,640
2018-193,4931,4484701,575
2019-203,4271,4674911,469
2020-213,4311,5458041,082
2021-223,3401,4396171,284
2022-233,3441,4756241,245
Average3,4681,4435491,476

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