Northwestern State University of Louisiana Student Population

How many students at NSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Northwestern State University of Louisiana has a total enrollment of 8,523 students, including 7,622 undergraduate and 901 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,546 male students (29.9%) and 5,977 female students (70.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,875 White students (57.2%) and 2,068 Black students (24.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,622 undergraduate students (89.4%) and 901 graduate students (10.6%).
• Class Delivery: 4,083 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,856 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - NSU's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,546 male (29.87%) and 5,977 female (70.13%) students are attending Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 42.60.

By class level, 7,622 (89.43%) are undergraduate students and 901 (10.57%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 30.71% are male and 69.29% are female, while among graduate students, 22.75% are male and 77.25% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,875 White, 2,068 Black, and 108 Asian students out of a total of 8,523 are attending at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Northwestern State University of Louisiana is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 60.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, NSU has 2,021 students under 18 years old and 18 students over 65 years old. There are 6,282 students under 25 years old, and 2,565 students over 25 years old out of 8,847 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 2,021 students are younger than 18 and 12 students are older than 65. NSU has 6,145 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,753 students aged 25 and over.

It has 137 graduate students aged under 25 and 812 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 4,083 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,856 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,793 students who live in Louisiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 290 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,622 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 371 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.87%.222 students have transferred in as full-time status and 149 students transferred in as part-time status.