Enrollment Trends at NSU

-1,500

Total Enrollment

-721

Men

-779

Women

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 over the past decade.

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.

The female to male ratio is 1.86 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,733 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 156.38% since 2015.

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.

75.71% of total students is undergraduate students and 24.29% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,909 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 409 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.86 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NSU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-168,2517,0202,7484,2721,231335896
2016-178,109
-142
6,925
-95
2,764
16
4,161
-111
1,184
-47
327
-8
857
-39
2017-187,909
-200
6,828
-97
2,703
-61
4,125
-36
1,081
-103
295
-32
786
-71
2018-197,879
-30
6,712
-116
2,585
-118
4,127
2
1,167
86
301
6
866
80
2019-207,517
-362
6,289
-423
2,369
-216
3,920
-207
1,228
61
326
25
902
36
2020-217,349
-168
6,004
-285
2,175
-194
3,829
-91
1,345
117
329
3
1,016
114
2021-227,025
-324
5,523
-481
1,990
-185
3,533
-296
1,502
157
373
44
1,129
113
2022-236,702
-323
5,242
-281
1,994
4
3,248
-285
1,460
-42
366
-7
1,094
-35
2023-246,466
-236
5,006
-236
1,914
-80
3,092
-156
1,460360
-6
1,100
6
2024-256,751
285
5,111
105
1,942
28
3,169
77
1,640
180
420
60
1,220
120
Average7,3966,0662,3183,7481,330343987
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-167,0204,9642,0152,9492,0567331,323
2016-176,9254,8622,0282,8342,0637361,327
2017-186,8284,7531,9822,7712,0757211,354
2018-196,7124,6411,9112,7302,0716741,397
2019-206,2894,3411,7272,6141,9486421,306
2020-216,0044,1551,5742,5811,8496011,248
2021-225,5233,8211,4492,3721,7025411,161
2022-235,2423,6761,4472,2291,5665471,019
2023-245,0063,5431,4122,1311,463502961
2024-255,1113,6131,4662,1471,4984761,022
Average6,0666,0661,7012,5366,0666171,212
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,231478137341753198555
2016-171,184484148336700179521
2017-181,081467138329614157457
2018-191,167527142385640159481
2019-201,228505141364723185538
2020-211,345595158437750171579
2021-221,502627161466875212663
2022-231,460643172471817194623
2023-241,460654171483806189617
2024-251,6406321584741,008262746
Average1,3301,3301534091,330191578
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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161,56416733440464,1981,364
2016-171,43118831943244,0601,460
2017-181,36716431046333,8401,528
2018-191,37317132444533,7531,589
2019-201,38615632842563,6951,311
2020-211,435175355436113,6781,067
2021-221,45217231744783,483946
2022-231,42515028647183,226936
2023-241,37017029147093,015930
2024-251,380185335533152,980961
Average1,41817032045373,5931,209
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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-168,2511,0662,9544,231
2016-178,1091,0843,2123,813
2017-187,9091,2993,3113,299
2018-197,8791,5333,4482,898
2019-207,5171,6533,3242,540
2020-217,3493,0603,2611,028
2021-227,0252,5772,9221,526
2022-236,7022,5622,6491,491
2023-246,4662,6292,5811,256
2024-256,7512,7332,8941,124
Average7,3962,0203,0562,321

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