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Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The surrounding location of Natchitoches is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Northwestern State University of Louisiana?

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Contact details for NSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 175 Sam Sibley Drive, Natchitoches, LA 71497-0002
Phone: 318-357-6011
Website: www.nsula.edu

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Graduate Student Diversity

1,113 Graduate Students
81% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,113 graduate students at NSU, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwestern State University of Louisiana graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 27
Black or African American 271
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 731
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 30

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at NSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Colombia, France, and Honduras.

Online Learning at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

5,928 Took All Classes Online
9,463 Took At Least One Class Online
13.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 51 master’s degree programs available online at NSU. In 2020-2021, 9,463 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NSU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 5th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of NSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwestern State University of Louisiana was 13.7%. This is the #353 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at NSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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