Northwestern State University of Louisiana

4-years Public College In Natchitoches, LA

Total 9,389 students are enrolled in Northwestern State University of Louisiana (8,405 undergraduate and 984 graduate). Among them, 5,349 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 551 faculties are working for Northwestern State University of Louisiana and student to faculty ratio is 17.04 to 1.

Student Population

Total Population	9,389
Undergraduate	8,405
Graduate	984
Online Degree Enrollment	5,349
Total Number of Faculty	551
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 9,389 students enrolled into Northwestern State University of Louisiana. 8,405 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 984 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 5,891 full-time and 3,498 part-time students. By gender, 3,005 male and 7,730 female students are attending at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Gender Distribution

	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,735	3,005	7,730
Undergraduate	9,622	2,792	6,830
Graduate	1,113	213	900

Attending Status

	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	10,735	5,891	4,844
Undergraduate	9,622	5,694	3,928
Graduate	1,113	197	916

Population by Race/Ethnicity

The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. There are 6,191 White (57.67%), 2,901 Black/African American (27.02%), 617 Hispanic (5.75%), 132 Asian (1.23%), and 894 students with other races.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,735	3,005	7,730
American Indian/Native American	137	37	100
Asian	132	35	97
Black/African American	2,901	695	2,206
Hispanic	617	206	411
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	7	4
White	6,191	1,761	4,430
Two More	440	145	295
Un-Known	149	58	91

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,622	2,792	6,830
American Indian/Native American	132	36	96
Asian	105	34	71
Black/African American	2,630	651	1,979
Hispanic	581	197	384
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	6	4
White	5,460	1,615	3,845
Two More	422	144	278
Un-Known	143	57	86

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,113	213	900
American Indian/Native American	5	1	4
Asian	27	1	26
Black/African American	271	44	227
Hispanic	36	9	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	731	146	585
Two More	18	1	17
Un-Known	6	1	5

Distance Learning Population

Northwestern State University of Louisiana offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 5,928 students (55.22% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 3,535 students (32.93% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Distance Learning Student Population at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	10,735	5,928	3,535	1,272
Undergraduate	9,622	4,905	3,476	1,241
Graduate	1,113	1,023	59	31

Population by Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. 3,175 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.58% of total students), 4,223 students are aged below 20 (39.34%), 264 students are aged above 50 (2.46%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,735	3,005	7,730
Under 18	2,084	733	1,351
Age 18-19	2,139	677	1,462
Age 20-21	1,980	612	1,368
Age 22-24	1,195	390	805
Age 25-29	998	170	828
Age 30-34	802	150	652
Age 35-39	570	89	481
Age 40-49	703	135	568
Age 50-64	247	46	201
Over 64	17	3	14
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,622	2,792	6,830
Under 18	2,084	733	1,351
Age 18-19	2,139	677	1,462
Age 20-21	1,972	610	1,362
Age 22-24	1,054	347	707
Age 25-29	762	129	633
Age 30-34	594	117	477
Age 35-39	402	64	338
Age 40-49	468	87	381
Age 50-64	138	26	112
Over 64	9	2	7
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,113	213	900
Under 18	0	0	0
Age 18-19	0	0	0
Age 20-21	8	2	6
Age 22-24	141	43	98
Age 25-29	236	41	195
Age 30-34	208	33	175
Age 35-39	168	25	143
Age 40-49	235	48	187
Age 50-64	109	20	89
Over 64	8	1	7
Age Un-Known	0	0	0