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Northwestern State University

Northwestern State University
715 University Parkway
Natchitoches, LA 71497

Official telephone: (318) 357-6011

Fax number: (318) 357-4223
Website: www.nsula.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,059
Full-time undergraduates: 5,064
Part-time undergraduates: 2,995
Total graduate students: 1,120
Full-time graduate students: 193
Part-time graduate students: 927
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 13%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
1.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
30.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
54.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.5% Nonresident Alien
0.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
1.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
30.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
54.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.5% Nonresident Alien
2.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 940 acres
City or town school is located in: Natchitoches, LA
Population of city/town: 18,275
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Shreveport, Alexandria, Leesville/Ft. Polk, and Jonesville, LA.
Nearest major city: Shreveport, LA
Distance of nearest major city: 80 miles
Population of nearest major city: 200,327
Online campus map: nsula.hostexp.com/
#UMAP_2012020264089

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (11%)
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments (89%)
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Theme housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 55%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 22%
Percent of students who live off campus: 78%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Research center.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Creole heritage and Louisiana folklife centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 96%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 9
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 4
Number of social sororities on campus: 8
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 3
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Current Sauce
Number of honor societies: 10
Total number of registered organizations: 114
Campus-based religious organizations:
Alpha Omega, Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Catholic Student Organization, Eastward Bound, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Northwestern Student Movement, Lifted Voices, The River, Wesley Campus Ministry
Minority student organizations:
African-American Caucus, NAACP, Native American Culture Association
International student organizations:
International Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Theatre Organization, Up 'til Dawn, Speech & Debate Team, Student Activities Board, Student Alumni Association, Black Knights, Brainy Acts Poetry Society, Students in Free Enterprise, The River, Circle K International, Diamond Dolls, Fresh Campus, Gamers Guild, Helping Hands, Interfraternity Counsel, Krimson Kourts, Ladies of Essence, Louisiana Scholar's College Forum, Music Educators National Conference, Natchitoches-Northwestern Flute Guild, Natchitoches-Northwestern Horn Society, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Society for Secular Thought, Presidential Leadership Program Association, Purple Jackets, Societas Antiquas, Society for Heritage Resources, Society of English Scholarship, Student Personnel Association, Anthropological Society, Business Professionals of America, College Republicans, College Democrats, American Criminal Justice Association, American Chemical Society, Association for Information Technology Professionals, Student Athlete Advisory Committee; French, psychology, social work, and vet tech clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Greg Burke,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Carrie Crowell,
SWA
School colors: purple and white
School mascot: Demons
Athletic conference memberships: Southland Conference (Division I, Football I-AA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I-AA
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Athletic facilities:
football stadium, golf course, tennis complex, volleyball coliseum, wellness/recreation/activities center; baseball and soccer fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, billiards, bowling, flag football, football, golf, racquetball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, walleyball
Club sports for men:
archery, crew, dodgeball, fencing, soccer
Club sports for women:
archery, crew, dodgeball, fencing, soccer

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Shreveport, LA (80 miles)
Nearest other airport: Alexandria, LA (60 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Shreveport, LA (80 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Natchitoches, LA (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Grambling State University, Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University--Shreveport, Louisiana Tech University, Northwestern State University, Southern University, Stephen F. Austin, University of Louisiana--Lafayette, University of Louisiana--Monroe, University of Phoenix.

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