Student Population at NSU

How many students at NSU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 6,751 students have enrolled in Northeastern State University with 5,111 undergraduate and 1,640 graduate students.

By gender, 2,362 male and 4,389 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (10,123 students on average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).

2,733 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,894 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

Northeastern State University has a total of 6,751 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 5,111 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,640 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 2,362 male and 4,389 female students (the male-female ratio is 35:65) are attending the school.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,751	5,111	1,640
Men	2,362	1,942	420
Women	4,389	3,169	1,220

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,980 White, 335 Black, and 185 Asian students out of a total of 6,751 are attending at Northeastern State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Northeastern State University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1,380	479	901
Asian	185	74	111
Black	335	150	185
Hispanic	533	191	342
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	15	8	7
White	2,980	1,011	1,969
Two or more races	961	364	597
Race Unknown	151	39	112

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1,115	420	695
Asian	132	55	77
Black	241	126	115
Hispanic	446	173	273
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	14	8	6
White	2,042	761	1,281
Two or more races	803	327	476
Race Unknown	129	36	93

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	265	59	206
Asian	53	19	34
Black	94	24	70
Hispanic	87	18	69
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	938	250	688
Two or more races	158	37	121
Race Unknown	22	3	19

Student Age Distribution

By age, NSU has 204 students under 18 years old and 14 students over 65 years old. There are 3,819 students under 25 years old, and 2,932 students over 25 years old out of 6,751 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 204 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. NSU has 3,493 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,618 students aged 25 and over.

It has 326 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,314 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	204	134	70
18-19	1,003	589	414
20-21	1,352	824	528
22-24	1,260	753	507
25-29	952	653	299
30-34	635	456	179
35-39	474	343	131
40-49	577	427	150
50-64	280	203	77
Over 65	14	7	7

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	204	134	70
18-19	1,003	589	414
20-21	1,337	811	526
22-24	949	522	427
25-29	570	374	196
30-34	381	270	111
35-39	280	200	80
40-49	262	185	77
50-64	116	79	37
Over 65	9	5	4

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	15	13	2
22-24	311	231	80
25-29	382	279	103
30-34	254	186	68
35-39	194	143	51
40-49	315	242	73
50-64	164	124	40
Over 65	5	2	3

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Northeastern State University, 2,733 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,894 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,447 students who live in Oklahoma or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 286 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	6,751	2,733	2,894
Undergraduate	5,111	1,817	2,502
Graduate	1,640	916	392

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Oklahoma Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	2,447	180	106
Undergraduate	1,659	56	102
Graduate	788	124	4

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,111 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 811 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 15.87%.597 students have transferred in as full-time status and 214 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	3,016
Transfer-in Full-time	597
Regular Part-time	1,284
Transfer-in Part-time	214

NSU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend NSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 6,751 students are enrolled at NSU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at NSU?

5,111 undergraduate and 1,640 graduate students are enrolled at NSU.

What is the gender breakdown at NSU?

2,362 male (34.99%) and 4,389 female (65.01%) students are attending NSU.

What is the international student enrollment at NSU?

211 international students (3.13%) are enrolled at NSU, including 189 undergraduate and 22 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at NSU?

NSU has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 2,980 White (44.14%), 335 Black (4.96%), and 185 Asian (2.74%) students are enrolled.