Colleges / Northwestern State University of Louisiana
College · Public · Natchitoches, LA · Town
NSU

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, LA

Address175 Sam Sibley Drive, Natchitoches, LA 71497-0002
Websitewww.nsula.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate93%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size5,519
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 93% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1088 · ACT 19.

If you get in

5,519 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$102k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$54k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$47k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.7k
Room & board
$10.9k
Books & supplies
$1,353

How students pay for it.

Pell grants35%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans35%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr43%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,519
Location
Natchitoches, LA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
NSU · NSULA · Northwestern State University · Northwestern · NwSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White53%
  • Black29%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International2%
  • Unknown2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students42%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time25%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$30k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 31

What you can study.

Colleges / Northwestern State University of Louisiana
College · Public · Natchitoches, LA · Town
NSU

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, LA

Address175 Sam Sibley Drive, Natchitoches, LA 71497-0002
Websitewww.nsula.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate93%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size5,519
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 93% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1088 · ACT 19.

If you get in

5,519 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$102k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$54k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$47k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.7k
Room & board
$10.9k
Books & supplies
$1,353

How students pay for it.

Pell grants35%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans35%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr43%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,519
Location
Natchitoches, LA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
NSU · NSULA · Northwestern State University · Northwestern · NwSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White53%
  • Black29%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International2%
  • Unknown2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students42%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time25%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$30k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 31

What you can study.