Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 30,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,706 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Honors College

Name Louisiana Scholars' College
Students 150 (3%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,731
Men / Women 30% / 70%
From State 99%
From Region 0%
Athletes 339 (8.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
Black 29%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 2%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Northwestern State University of Louisiana 1,116 27% 55% 1% 27% 7% 3% $67,969 37 -0.25 73 96% 7.4%
Computer Information Systems 29 — 62% 38% 3% 41% 0% 3% $79,328 15 -0.92 85 98% — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $68,199 27 -0.65 74 — — — — —
Physical Sciences 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,470 15 -0.87 78 — — — — —
Biology 54 — 20% 56% 0% 20% 11% 2% $63,464 35 -0.35 66 91% — — — —
Microbiology 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $64,583 17 -0.77 68 — — — — —
Health Sciences 17 — 6% 71% 0% 24% 0% 0% $93,639 95 +1.72 94 94% 4.1% — — —
Kinesiology 39 — 44% 33% 0% 41% 3% 10% $58,235 39 -0.41 55 100% — — — —
Nursing 267 — 13% 57% 2% 26% 6% 0% $93,698 65 +0.15 94 98% 3.8% — — —
Radiologic Technology 74 — 15% 62% 3% 19% 8% 0% $81,158 67 +0.17 87 95% 4.7% — — —
Accounting 31 — 23% 71% 0% 26% 3% 0% $76,292 27 -0.69 83 98% 7.0% — — —
Business Administration and Management 89 +3 49% 54% 1% 26% 4% 7% $65,299 23 -0.64 69 95% 9.3% — — —
Hospitality Management 13 — 23% 69% 8% 8% 8% 0% $45,019 2 -1.41 20 100% — — — —
Sports Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,235 41 -0.32 55 100% — — — —
English 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $45,768 17 -0.81 22 — — — — —
General Education 30 — 47% 60% 0% 23% 3% 7% $52,984 31 -0.42 41 95% 10.3% — — —
General Studies 99 — 39% 51% 0% 34% 5% 2% $52,984 31 -0.42 41 95% 10.3% — — —
History 13 — 62% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $51,657 31 -0.51 37 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 — 100% 57% 14% 14% 14% 0% $52,019 26 -0.51 38 — 6.0% — — —
Addiction Counseling 11 +9 9% 45% 0% 36% 9% 0% $52,027 38 -0.15 38 100% 13.1% — — —
Communication 27 — 33% 30% 4% 30% 19% 11% $47,846 6 -1.31 27 92% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 48 — 0% 48% 0% 42% 6% 0% $50,491 30 -0.33 34 — 12.5% — — —
Psychology 73 +2 15% 44% 0% 33% 7% 4% $52,494 37 -0.39 40 91% 9.4% — — —
Social Work 41 — 7% 59% 2% 24% 10% 0% $59,177 85 +0.70 57 98% 10.2% — — —
Early Childhood Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,030 59 +0.11 41 97% — — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 11% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $53,030 59 +0.11 41 97% — — — —
Physical Education 4 — 100% 25% 0% 50% 0% 0% $62,130 72 +0.54 63 96% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 6 — 17% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $53,030 39 -0.24 41 97% — — — —
Dance 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $43,394 51 +0.04 16 — — — — —
Music Education 11 — 73% 91% 0% 9% 0% 0% $62,130 98 +1.65 63 96% — — — —
Music Performance 18 — 72% 61% 0% 0% 0% 39% $54,676 86 +0.85 45 94% — — — —
Musical Theatre 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $45,186 44 -0.17 20 95% — — — —
Studio Art 12 — 25% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $23,760 0 -2.47 2 — — — — —
Theater 9 — 22% 44% 0% 22% 33% 0% $45,186 68 +0.28 20 95% — — — —
Criminal Justice 39 — 36% 49% 0% 38% 10% 0% $51,627 9 -1.14 37 92% 11.2% — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 10 — 90% 40% 0% 30% 30% 0% $62,177 1 -2.21 63 93% — — — —
Industrial Technology 11 — 82% 45% 0% 36% 0% 0% $70,071 8 -1.55 76 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,312
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,907
Est. In-State Cost $12,046
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,045
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 35.6% 397 16% 56% 2% 26% 6% 1% $87,874 83 +0.16 91 97% 4.0%
Social Sciences 17.9% 200 12% 46% 1% 33% 9% 3% $52,730 22 -0.26 40 94% 10.7%
Humanities 14.0% 156 44% 58% 1% 28% 5% 3% $52,506 35 -0.45 40 96% 10.1%
Business & Economics 12.0% 134 40% 60% 1% 24% 4% 4% $65,822 14 -0.72 70 96% 8.7%
Arts 5.5% 61 44% 72% 0% 5% 7% 15% $46,621 26 +0.10 24 95% —
Professional 5.4% 60 53% 47% 0% 37% 12% 0% $56,767 15 -1.39 51 94% 11.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 57 21% 56% 0% 19% 12% 2% $63,523 30 -0.37 66 91% —
Computer Science 2.6% 29 62% 38% 3% 41% 0% 3% $79,328 6 -0.92 85 98% —
Education 1.8% 20 30% 65% 0% 25% 5% 0% $54,850 60 +0.09 46 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.2% 2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,470 29 -0.87 78 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #612 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 13 #285 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Total $0.0M #650 0% $0 13 #436 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $4.4M $3.2M $1.2M
Track & Field (combined) 79 $683K $656K $26K
Baseball 43 $1.0M $915K $122K
Basketball 15 $1.8M $1.3M $525K
Total 212 $7.9M $6.0M $1.9M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 76 $849K $822K $27K
Soccer 33 $691K $686K $4K
Softball 19 $619K $529K $89K
Basketball 17 $1.2M $1.1M $64K
Volleyball 15 $626K $606K $20K
Tennis 8 $391K $362K $28K
Total 127 $4.3M $4.1M $235K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 155 $1.5M $1.5M $54K
Football 117 $4.4M $3.2M $1.2M
Baseball 43 $1.0M $915K $122K
Soccer 33 $691K $686K $4K
Basketball 32 $3.0M $2.4M $590K
Softball 19 $619K $529K $89K
Volleyball 15 $626K $606K $20K
Tennis 8 $391K $362K $28K
Total 339 $14.6M $14.2M $355K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (non-ED) 41%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 93%
SAT Range 910 – 1110
SAT Math Range 430 – 550
SAT RW Range 490 – 570