Northeastern State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Northeastern State University is a public master's university in Tahlequah, OK (town setting), with 5,006 undergraduates (65% women). It admitted 99% of 1,386 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 920–1145 on the SAT and 18–23 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $31,147 a year for out-of-state students and $22,027 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,153 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 37% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, psychology, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 0.1 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Northeastern State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,513 in-state · $16,633 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Northeastern State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Northeastern State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 27 | — | 1 | $321k | $11,884 | — | |
| Baseball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 43 | — | 1 | $459k | $10,668 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 15 | — | 1 | $476k | $31,725 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 16 | — | 1 | $466k | $29,132 | — | |
| Football | Independent | 129 | — | 14 | $2M | $15,265 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 11 | — | 2 | $148k | $13,461 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 8 | — | 2 | $166k | $20,712 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great American Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $376k | $11,379 | — | |
| Softball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 24 | — | 1 | $279k | $11,644 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 8 | — | 1 | $201k | $25,110 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.