Northern State University Student Population and Demographics

NSU Student Population

There are 3,708 students including 3,169 undergraduate and 539 graduate students at Northern State University for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 1,187 full-time and 2,521 part-time students with gender distribution of 1,425 male and 2,283 female students.

Northern State University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 1,636 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Northern State University has a total enrollment of 3,708 with a gender distribution of 38.43% male (1,425 students) and 61.57% female (2,283 students). There are 1,267 male and 1,902 female students in undergraduate school and 158 male and 381 female students are attending graduate school at Northern State University.

Student Population By Gender
Northern State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,708	1,425	2,283
Undergraduate	3,169	1,267	1,902
Graduate	539	158	381
Full-time	1,187	526	661
Part-time	2,521	899	1,622

[Chart] Northern State University 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Northern State University has 1,187 full-time and 2,521 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 1,120 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 2,049 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 67 students are full-time and 472 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Northern State University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,708	1,187	2,521
Undergraduate	3,169	1,120	2,049
Graduate	539	67	472
Men	1,425	526	899
Women	2,283	661	1,622

[Chart] Northern State University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Northern State University, 1,636 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 735 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 3,708 students.

In undergraduate schools, 1,915 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 456 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Northern State University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,708	3,169	539
Online Exclusively	1,636	1,231	405
In Some Online Classes	735	684	51
Not In Online Classes	1,337	1,254	83

[Chart] Northern State University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Northern State University. There are 64 American Indian/Native American, 3,065 White, 75 Black/African American, 54 Asian, 147 Hispanic, 5 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 86 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Northern State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,708	1,425	2,283
American Indian/Native American	64	23	41
Asian	54	23	31
Black/African American	75	50	25
Hispanic	147	54	93
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	3	2
White	3,065	1,152	1,913
Two More	107	46	61
Race Un-Known	85	40	45

[Chart] Northern State UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Northern State University.

Age Distribution
Northern State University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,708	3,169	539
Under 18	1,195	1,195	0
Age 18-19	774	774	0
Age 20-21	676	673	3
Age 22-24	362	274	88
Age 25-29	190	97	93
Age 30-34	131	50	81
Age 35-39	105	35	70
Age 40-49	166	47	119
Age 50-64	98	21	77
Over 64	11	3	8
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] Northern State University 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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