Northwestern State University of Louisiana – Institution Information

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General Information

UNITID Item Value order
160038 City Natchitoches 1
160038 State LA 2
160038 Region Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) 3
160038 Locale Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area) 4
160038 Main Campus Yes 5
160038 Institution Type Public Institution 6
160038 Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges 7
160038 Website https://www.nsula.edu/ 8
160038 Highest Degree Offered Graduate degree 9
160038 Carnegie Classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs 10

Background Information

UNITID Item Value
160038 Number of graduate students 984
160038 Proportion of faculty that is full-time 61.3%
160038 Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking) 6,243
160038 Historically Black College and University No
160038 Predominantly Black Institution No
160038 Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution No
160038 Tribal College and University No
160038 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution No
160038 Hispanic-serving institution No
160038 Native American non-tribal institution No
160038 Men-only college No
160038 Women-only college No
160038 Online-only education No
160038 Open admissions policy No

Admissions

UNITID Item Value
160038 Admission rate 98%
160038 Average SAT score of students admitted 1089
160038 Midpoint of SAT scores (critical reading) 530
160038 Midpoint of SAT scores (math) 490
160038 Midpoint of the ACT cumulative score 19
160038 Midpoint of the ACT English score 20
160038 Midpoint of the ACT math score 19
160038 25th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 470
160038 75th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 565
160038 25th percentile of SAT scores (math) 485
160038 75th percentile of SAT scores (math) 570
160038 25th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 18
160038 75th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 23
160038 25th percentile of the ACT English score 18
160038 75th percentile of the ACT English score 24
160038 25th percentile of the ACT math score 16
160038 75th percentile of the ACT math score 23

Financials

UNITID Item Value
160038 University Tuition Information https://www.nsula.edu/NetPriceCalculator/
160038 Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant 37%
160038 Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan 39%
160038 Median Debt for Completing Students $25,000
160038 Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew $9,713
160038 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K $14,750
160038 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K $15,750
160038 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+ $14,000
160038 Median Debt For First-Gen Students $15,250
160038 Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan) $265
160038 Average Annual Cost of Attendance $15,540
160038 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income) $14,364
160038 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income) $14,415
160038 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income) $16,754
160038 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income) $18,215
160038 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($110k+ Family Income) $18,112

Outcomes

UNITID Item Value
160038 Med Earnings 10yr After Entry $44,550
160038 Completion Rate 45%
160038 Fed Loan Default Rate 12%

Programs

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