Norfolk State University Overview

Norfolk State University is a public institution situated in Norfolk, Virginia. Norfolk is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Norfolk State University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Norfolk State is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period68% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Norfolk State makes roughly $44,666 a year. This is 9% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Norfolk State University?

Contact details for Norfolk State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504-8000
Phone:	757-823-8600
Website:	www.nsu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Norfolk State?

You can apply to Norfolk State online at: www.nsu.edu/applyonline

Admission Requirements for Norfolk State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Norfolk State?

Norfolk State has the high acceptance rate of 89%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 16% of students accepted to Norfolk State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 530. Math scores were between 410 and 510.

Norfolk State received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 15 and 20.

Can I Afford Norfolk State University?

The overall average net price of Norfolk State is $24,399. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Norfolk State, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $10,645 a year. That adds up to $42,580 over four years for those students.

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Norfolk State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,992 undergraduate students at Norfolk State, with 4,529 being full-time and 463 being part-time.

There are also 465 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,529 full-time undergraduates at Norfolk State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Norfolk State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	18
Black or African American	3,791
Hispanic or Latino	206
White	127
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	366

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Norfolk State University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Norfolk State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Kenya, and Nepal.

Norfolk State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	0	112	0	0	112
General Business/Commerce	0	84	0	0	84
Social Work	0	56	26	1	83
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	61	6	0	67
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	62	0	0	62
General Biology	0	56	0	0	56
Sociology	0	56	0	0	56
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	49	6	0	55
Health & Physical Education	0	42	0	0	42
Computer Information Systems	0	28	6	0	34
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	13	19	0	32
Nursing	0	32	0	0	32
Electrical Engineering	0	13	16	0	29
Political Science & Government	0	20	0	0	20
Information Technology	0	0	16	0	16
Fine & Studio Arts	0	16	0	0	16
Accounting	0	15	0	0	15
Music	0	11	3	0	14
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	11	0	11
Construction Engineering Technology	0	9	0	0	9
Urban Studies	0	0	9	0	9
History	0	8	0	0	8
Drama & Theater Arts	0	8	0	0	8
Computer Engineering Technology	0	7	0	0	7
Chemistry	0	7	0	0	7
Special Education	0	1	4	0	5
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other)	0	5	0	0	5
Materials Sciences	0	0	0	5	5
Physics	0	0	5	0	5
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	1	4	5
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	4	0	0	4
General English Literature	0	4	0	0	4
Other Engineering	0	2	0	0	2
Mathematics	0	2	0	0	2
Architectural Engineering Technology	1	0	0	0	1
Journalism	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	783	128	10	922

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kevin Coles under License

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