Enrollment Trends at NSU

The student population at Northeastern State University is 6,751 (5,111 undergraduate and 1,640 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,500 (18.18%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at NSU is 75.71% which is decreased by 1,909 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 409 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 54 male students for every 100 female students, down from 60 in 2015.
2,733 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 156.38% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,396 where 6,751 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 8,251 students in 2016 and was lowest at 6,466 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 8,251 to 6,751 students, a net loss of 1,500 (18.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northeastern State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,251	7,020	2,748	4,272	1,231	335	896
2016-17	8,109 -142	6,925 -95	2,764 16	4,161 -111	1,184 -47	327 -8	857 -39
2017-18	7,909 -200	6,828 -97	2,703 -61	4,125 -36	1,081 -103	295 -32	786 -71
2018-19	7,879 -30	6,712 -116	2,585 -118	4,127 2	1,167 86	301 6	866 80
2019-20	7,517 -362	6,289 -423	2,369 -216	3,920 -207	1,228 61	326 25	902 36
2020-21	7,349 -168	6,004 -285	2,175 -194	3,829 -91	1,345 117	329 3	1,016 114
2021-22	7,025 -324	5,523 -481	1,990 -185	3,533 -296	1,502 157	373 44	1,129 113
2022-23	6,702 -323	5,242 -281	1,994 4	3,248 -285	1,460 -42	366 -7	1,094 -35
2023-24	6,466 -236	5,006 -236	1,914 -80	3,092 -156	1,460	360 -6	1,100 6
2024-25	6,751 285	5,111 105	1,942 28	3,169 77	1,640 180	420 60	1,220 120
Average	7,396	6,066	2,318	3,748	1,330	343	987

Northeastern State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,066 where 5,111 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northeastern State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,020	4,964	2,015	2,949	2,056	733	1,323
2016-17	6,925	4,862	2,028	2,834	2,063	736	1,327
2017-18	6,828	4,753	1,982	2,771	2,075	721	1,354
2018-19	6,712	4,641	1,911	2,730	2,071	674	1,397
2019-20	6,289	4,341	1,727	2,614	1,948	642	1,306
2020-21	6,004	4,155	1,574	2,581	1,849	601	1,248
2021-22	5,523	3,821	1,449	2,372	1,702	541	1,161
2022-23	5,242	3,676	1,447	2,229	1,566	547	1,019
2023-24	5,006	3,543	1,412	2,131	1,463	502	961
2024-25	5,111	3,613	1,466	2,147	1,498	476	1,022
Average	6,066	6,066	1,701	2,536	6,066	617	1,212

Northeastern State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,330 where 1,640 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northeastern State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,231	478	137	341	753	198	555
2016-17	1,184	484	148	336	700	179	521
2017-18	1,081	467	138	329	614	157	457
2018-19	1,167	527	142	385	640	159	481
2019-20	1,228	505	141	364	723	185	538
2020-21	1,345	595	158	437	750	171	579
2021-22	1,502	627	161	466	875	212	663
2022-23	1,460	643	172	471	817	194	623
2023-24	1,460	654	171	483	806	189	617
2024-25	1,640	632	158	474	1,008	262	746
Average	1,330	1,330	153	409	1,330	191	578

Northeastern State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 44.14% and the percentage of black students is 4.96% at Northeastern State University. 2.74% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 7.90% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 50.88% to 44.14%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.02% to 2.74%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.05% to 4.96%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.90% to 7.90%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7337 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6734 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northeastern State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	1,564	167	334	404	6	4,198	1,364
2016-17	1,431	188	319	432	4	4,060	1,460
2017-18	1,367	164	310	463	3	3,840	1,528
2018-19	1,373	171	324	445	3	3,753	1,589
2019-20	1,386	156	328	425	6	3,695	1,311
2020-21	1,435	175	355	436	11	3,678	1,067
2021-22	1,452	172	317	447	8	3,483	946
2022-23	1,425	150	286	471	8	3,226	936
2023-24	1,370	170	291	470	9	3,015	930
2024-25	1,380	185	335	533	15	2,980	961
Average	1,418	170	320	453	7	3,593	1,209

Northeastern State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,733 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 41% of total students. The number of online students has increased 156.38% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northeastern State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	8,251	1,066	2,954	4,231
2016-17	8,109	1,084	3,212	3,813
2017-18	7,909	1,299	3,311	3,299
2018-19	7,879	1,533	3,448	2,898
2019-20	7,517	1,653	3,324	2,540
2020-21	7,349	3,060	3,261	1,028
2021-22	7,025	2,577	2,922	1,526
2022-23	6,702	2,562	2,649	1,491
2023-24	6,466	2,629	2,581	1,256
2024-25	6,751	2,733	2,894	1,124
Average	7,396	2,020	3,056	2,321

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Enrollment Trends at NSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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