Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Public
- Town
- 5,519 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 93%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $12,842per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 43%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,23810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Northwestern State is home to the Louisiana Scholars' College, the state's official honors college in the liberal arts and sciences.
Source: Louisiana Scholars' College - Northwestern State University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 93%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 866–1163Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–24Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,842full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,426sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,370Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $20,158Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 43%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 71%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,23810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,875federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,519Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 38%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 42%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Louisiana State University at Alexandria Alexandria, LA — admits 92%
- Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA — admits 91%
- University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA — admits 85%
- Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA — admits 86%
- Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI — admits 92%
- McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA — admits 78%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Northwestern State University of Louisiana, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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