Paying for NSU - Tuition, Fees, Living Costs

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees at Northwestern State University of Louisiana is $8,864 for Louisiana residents and $19,652 for out-of-state students. The graduate school tuition & fees is $9,758 for students living in Louisiana and $20,546 for others. The Living costs besides the tuition & fees is reported as $17,093 when a student lives on campus and $17,969 when a student lives off-campus.

Its total costs of attendance (COA) is $38,098 when a student lives on campus and $38,974 when living off-campus for the academic year 2024-2025. It includes tuition, fees, book & supplies costs, room & board, and other living expenses.

The following table and chart illustrate the COA by living setting and tuition rates.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,864 for Louisiana residents and $19,652 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition rates are stayed the same compared to academic year 2023-2024.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the graduate tuition & fees is $9,758 for Louisiana residents and $20,546 for out-of-state students. The graduate program tuition rates are stayed the same compared to academic year 2023-2024.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the tuition per credit hour for part-time students or overloaded credits for full-time students is $420 for Louisiana residents and $420 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

For graduate programs, the tuition per credit hour is $484 for Louisiana residents and $935 for out-of-state students.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for purchasing books and course supllies is $1,353. The following table and charts illustrate the changes of the books & supplies costs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for living costs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana is $17,093 when living on campus and $17,969 when living off-campus . The on-campus living costs are increased by 3.34% compared to academic year 2023-2024. The off-campus living costs are increased by 4.10% compared to academic year 2023-2024.