unitid 160038 · Natchitoches, LA · public 4-year · town (remote)
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
- enrollment 2023
- 11,332
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
93%
77th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
5,519
54th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
35%
undergrads on Pell grants
61st pctl among public 4-years
completion
43%
finish within 150% time
45th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$25,431
67th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$13,606
after aid, aided students
57th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$47,021
after entry, Title IV students
40th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$25,000
91st pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,693 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k41%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k14%
- 110k+13%
- Median family income
- $30,223
- First-generation students
- 42%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,864
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 293 | $82,918 | $25,638 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 245 | $45,068 | $23,735 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 144 | $47,139 | $31,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 113 | $46,485 | $26,959 |
| Biology, General. | 100 | $47,666 | $26,821 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 98 | $74,729 | $31,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 91 | $49,944 | $28,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 70 | $109,076 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 64 | $56,512 | $26,797 |
| Social Work. | 53 | $44,157 | $28,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 50 | $51,088 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 50 | — | $31,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.