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.
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.
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.
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).
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.