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NSU Student Population

Total Enrollment 6,053
Undergraduate 5,410
Graduate 643
Men 1,982
Women 4,071

NSU Student Population

There are 6,053 students including 5,410 undergraduate and 643 graduate students at Norfolk State University for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 5,402 full-time and 651 part-time students with gender distribution of 1,982 male and 4,071 female students.
Norfolk State University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 693 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Norfolk State University has a total enrollment of 6,053 with a gender distribution of 32.74% male (1,982 students) and 67.26% female (4,071 students). There are 1,759 male and 3,651 female students in undergraduate school and 223 male and 420 female students are attending graduate school at Norfolk State University.
Student Population By Gender
Norfolk State University
TotalMenWomen
Total6,0531,9824,071
Undergraduate5,4101,7593,651
Graduate643223420
Full-time5,4021,7643,638
Part-time651218433
[Chart] Norfolk State University 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Norfolk State University has 5,402 full-time and 651 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 4,970 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 440 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 432 students are full-time and 211 are part-time students.
Student Population By Attendance Status
Norfolk State University
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total6,0535,402651
Undergraduate5,4104,970440
Graduate643432211
Men1,9821,764218
Women4,0713,638433
[Chart] Norfolk State University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Norfolk State University, 693 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,753 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 6,053 students.
In undergraduate schools, 4,803 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 643 students are attending some online courses.
2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Norfolk State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total6,0535,410643
Online Exclusively693534159
In Some Online Classes4,7534,269484
Not In Online Classes6076070
[Chart] Norfolk State University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Norfolk State University. There are 11 American Indian/Native American, 130 White, 4,790 Black/African American, 21 Asian, 281 Hispanic, 2 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 140 students with other races.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Norfolk State University
TotalMenWomen
Total6,0531,9824,071
American Indian/Native American1129
Asian21912
Black/African American4,7901,5483,242
Hispanic28192189
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1305773
Two More32798229
Race Un-Known864244
[Chart] Norfolk State UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution