unitid 232937 · Norfolk, VA · public 4-year · city (midsize)
Norfolk State University
- enrollment 2023
- 6,370
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
88%
61st pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
5,392
53rd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
65%
undergrads on Pell grants
95th pctl among public 4-years
completion
39%
finish within 150% time
35th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$26,633
73rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,282
after aid, aided students
67th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,666
after entry, Title IV students
32nd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$29,000
99th 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 $12,804 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
- 0-30k46%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k12%
- 110k+8%
- Median family income
- $26,072
- First-generation students
- 37%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,180
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.5× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 112 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 84 | — | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 62 | — | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | 61 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 56 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 56 | — | — |
| Sociology. | 56 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 49 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 42 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 32 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 28 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 26 | $60,811 | — |
— 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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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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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.