Northwestern 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.
Northwestern State University is a public master's university in Natchitoches, LA (town setting), with 7,898 undergraduates (70% women). It admitted 94% of 3,194 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 925–1243 on the SAT and 18–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $37,493 a year for out-of-state students and $26,705 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,156 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 44% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, psychology. The campus reported 0.86 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Northwestern State University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division I 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
- 44%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,864 in-state · $19,652 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Northwestern 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.
Northwestern State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southland Conference | 33 | 5 over | 2 | $687k | $20,816 | 967 | |
| Baseball | Southland Conference | 43 | 9 over | 6 | $916k | $21,293 | 981 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southland Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $1.3M | $85,718 | 967 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southland Conference | 17 | 2 over | 6 | $1.1M | $64,616 | 976 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 998 | |
| Football | Southland Conference | 117 | 12 over | 11 | $3.2M | $27,132 | 961 | |
| Softball | Southland Conference | 19 | room 6 | 4 | $530k | $27,884 | 987 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southland Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $363k | $45,338 | 983 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 79 | 34 over | 7 | $656k | $8,305 | 963 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 76 | 31 over | 7 | $822k | $10,821 | 991 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southland Conference | 15 | room 3 | 4 | $606k | $40,406 | 989 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.