The student population at Northwestern State University of Louisiana is 9,389 (8,405 undergraduate and 984 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 445 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at NSU is 89.52% which is increased by 569 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 124 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.42 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

5,349 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 72.44% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,107 where 9,389 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

89.52% of total students is undergraduate students and 10.48% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 569 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 124 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.42 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,9447,8362,5135,3231,108236872
2014-159,002
58
7,898
62
2,555
42
5,343
20
1,104
-4
227
-9
877
5
2015-169,179
177
8,059
161
2,617
62
5,442
99
1,120
16
232
5
888
11
2016-179,819
640
8,832
773
2,745
128
6,087
645
987
-133
205
-27
782
-106
2017-1810,572
753
9,443
611
2,906
161
6,537
450
1,129
142
220
15
909
127
2018-1911,081
509
9,994
551
2,973
67
7,021
484
1,087
-42
207
-13
880
-29
2019-2010,900
-181
9,825
-169
2,844
-129
6,981
-40
1,075
-12
204
-3
871
-9
2020-2111,447
547
10,321
496
3,009
165
7,312
331
1,126
51
207
3
919
48
2021-2210,735
-712
9,622
-699
2,792
-217
6,830
-482
1,113
-13
213
6
900
-19
2022-239,389
-1,346
8,405
-1,217
2,533
-259
5,872
-958
984
-129
210
-3
774
-126
Average10,1079,0242,7496,2751,083216867
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,024 where 8,405 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,8365,0131,7673,2462,8237462,077
2014-157,8984,9271,7333,1942,9718222,149
2015-168,0595,0641,7563,3082,9958612,134
2016-178,8325,2311,7533,4783,6019922,609
2017-189,4435,4711,8213,6503,9721,0852,887
2018-199,9946,3071,9804,3273,6879932,694
2019-209,8256,3401,8944,4463,4859502,535
2020-2110,3216,1631,8484,3154,1581,1612,997
2021-229,6225,6941,7043,9903,9281,0882,840
2022-238,4054,8311,5433,2883,5749902,584
Average9,0249,0241,7803,7249,0249692,551
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,083 where 984 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,10823661175872175697
2014-151,10418465119920162758
2015-161,12019382111927150777
2016-1798722677149761128633
2017-181,12921468146915152763
2018-191,08718261121905146759
2019-201,07518973116886131755
2020-211,12623378155893129764
2021-221,11319772125916141775
2022-2398421192119773118655
Average1,0831,083731341,083143734
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 58.49%. The percentage was 59.28% 10 years ago and NSU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.38% of enrolled students is Asian and 25.04% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14127642,35340465,302253
2014-15144702,38341895,338297
2015-16142682,415437105,458328
2016-17144742,657508165,730335
2017-18155882,930601166,056391
2018-191491033,010637136,406436
2019-201331102,988671146,230467
2020-211501273,080702116,552518
2021-221371322,901617116,191440
2022-231231302,35151795,492411
Average140972,707551125,876388
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,349 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 57% of total students. The number of online students has increased 72.44% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwestern State University of Louisiana from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-159,0023,1022,9362,964
2015-169,1793,3103,4212,448
2016-179,8193,4903,0283,301
2017-1810,5724,1514,0732,348
2018-1911,0814,6674,3522,062
2019-2010,9004,5394,3671,994
2020-2111,4475,7254,7051,017
2021-2210,7355,9283,5351,272
2022-239,3895,3492,9621,078
Average10,2364,4733,7092,054

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