Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, LA · Public

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Acceptance rate

93%

Average SAT

1,088

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

5,519

In-state tuition

$8,864

Out-of-state tuition

$19,652

Avg net price

$13,606

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 866 and 1163 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 19

Popular programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	318	$74,935	$86,608
2	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	118	$37,020	$51,927
3	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	117	$32,688	$47,652
4	Psychology, General.	115	$32,765	$44,492
5	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	86	$58,627	$66,559
6	Biology, General.	70	$25,078	$55,452
7	Accounting and Related Services.	69	$48,895	$60,861
8	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	58	$30,559	$44,267
9	Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.	55	$27,373	N/A
10	Social Work.	40	$33,596	$47,296
11	Information Science/Studies.	33	N/A	$63,928
12	Hospitality Administration/Management.	31	$35,452	$44,227
13	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	30	$46,908	$53,800
14	Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	29	$28,009	$51,722
15	Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.	25	$59,186	$67,765
16	Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.	24	$16,973	$36,229
17	Communication and Media Studies.	23	$25,137	$37,273
18	Fine and Studio Arts.	20	N/A	N/A
19	Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians.	18	$39,282	N/A
20	Music.	18	$23,529	$39,223