Northwestern State University of Louisiana Student Population and Demographics

NSU Student Population

There are 9,389 students including 8,405 undergraduate and 984 graduate students at Northwestern State University of Louisiana for the academic year 2022-2023. By attending status, there are 5,042 full-time and 4,347 part-time students with gender distribution of 2,743 male and 6,646 female students. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 5,349 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Northwestern State University of Louisiana has a total enrollment of 9,389 with a gender distribution of 29.22% male (2,743 students) and 70.78% female (6,646 students). There are 2,533 male and 5,872 female students in undergraduate school and 210 male and 774 female students are attending graduate school at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Student Population By Gender
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,389	2,743	6,646
Undergraduate	8,405	2,533	5,872
Graduate	984	210	774
Full-time	5,042	1,635	3,407
Part-time	4,347	1,108	3,239

[Chart] Northwestern State University of Louisiana 2023 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Northwestern State University of Louisiana has 5,042 full-time and 4,347 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 4,831 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 3,574 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 211 students are full-time and 773 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	9,389	5,042	4,347
Undergraduate	8,405	4,831	3,574
Graduate	984	211	773
Men	2,743	1,635	1,108
Women	6,646	3,407	3,239

[Chart] Northwestern State University of Louisiana Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 5,349 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,962 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 9,389 students. In undergraduate schools, 7,360 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 951 students are attending some online courses.

2023 Distance Learning Enrollment
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,389	8,405	984
Online Exclusively	5,349	4,490	859
In Some Online Classes	2,962	2,870	92
Not In Online Classes	1,078	1,045	33

[Chart] Northwestern State University of Louisiana Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. There are 123 American Indian/Native American, 5,492 White, 2,351 Black/African American, 130 Asian, 517 Hispanic, 9 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 197 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,389	2,743	6,646
American Indian/Native American	123	39	84
Asian	130	42	88
Black/African American	2,351	602	1,749
Hispanic	517	173	344
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	4	5
White	5,492	1,617	3,875
Two More	411	127	284
Race Un-Known	188	70	118

[Chart] Northwestern State University of LouisianaRace/Ethnicity Distribution

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