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Northeastern State University Overview

Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Northeastern State University is a public institution. Tahlequah is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Northeastern State University Known For?

1,252 Undergraduate Awards
$19,469 Avg Cost After Aid
99% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at NSU.
  • In a recent academic period77% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, NSU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $45,379 a year. That's about 11% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Northeastern State University?

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Contact details for NSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 600 N Grand, Tahlequah, OK 74464-2399
Phone: 918-456-5511
Website: www.nsuok.edu

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How Do I Get Into NSU?

You can apply to NSU online at: https://offices.nsuok.edu/admissions/Apply.aspx

Admission Requirements for NSU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NSU?

99% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
7% Submit SAT Scores
NSU has the high acceptance rate of 99%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to NSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 560. Math scores were between 435 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Northeastern State University  ( 440 to 560 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Northeastern State University  ( 435 to 570 )
200
800
NSU received ACT scores from 82% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

ACT English Scores for Northeastern State University  ( 16 to 24 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Northeastern State University  ( 17 to 23 )
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36

Can I Afford Northeastern State University?

$19,469 Net Price
40% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of NSU is $19,469. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NSU, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $5,540 a year. That adds up to $22,160 over four years for those students.

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Northeastern State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,155 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,004 undergraduate students at NSU, with 4,155 being full-time and 1,849 being part-time.

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There are also 1,345 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,155 full-time undergraduates at NSU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 74
Black or African American 195
Hispanic or Latino 265
White 1,938
International Students 79
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,604

Geographic Diversity

Oklahoma students aren't the only ones who study at Northeastern State University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at NSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

Northeastern State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 7 0 111 15 68 0 201
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 133 0 0 0 133
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 97 0 0 0 97
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 88 0 7 0 95
Accounting 0 0 74 0 16 0 90
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 39 5 37 0 81
Nursing 0 0 74 2 0 0 76
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 55 0 21 0 76
Health & Physical Education 0 0 56 0 8 0 64
Social Work 0 0 32 0 31 0 63
Educational Administration 0 0 0 18 43 0 61
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 47 0 0 0 47
Communication Sciences 0 0 21 0 24 0 45
Computer Science 0 0 41 0 0 0 41
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0 38 0 38
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 35 0 35
Marketing 0 0 31 0 0 0 31
Special Education 0 0 9 0 22 0 31
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 30 0 0 0 30
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 10 19 0 29
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 28 0 0 0 28
Optometry 0 0 0 0 0 27 27
Quality Control Technology 0 0 24 0 0 0 24
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
General English Literature 0 0 10 0 10 0 20
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 18 0 18
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0 17 0 17
Library & Information Science 0 0 0 4 13 0 17
Sociology 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
General Biology 0 0 16 0 0 0 16
Homeland Security 10 0 6 0 0 0 16
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
Public Health 0 0 12 0 2 0 14
Journalism 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Chemistry 0 1 12 0 0 0 13
Security Science and Technology 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 9 0 2 0 11
History 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Writing Studies 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Natural Sciences 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
Management Information Systems 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Area Studies 0 0 2 0 5 0 7
International Business 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Mathematics 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Geography and Environmental Studies 3 0 3 0 0 0 6
Hospitality Management 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Physics 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Romance Languages 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Other Health Professions 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Political Science & Government 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Ethnic Studies 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Music 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engineering Technology (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 20 1 1,231 55 444 27 1,778

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.

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