- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VACity: midsizeZIP 23504Founded 1935
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1935
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.nsu.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
VirginiaHBCUPublic
Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University is a public university in Norfolk, Virginia, with 5,392 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 35% within six years and costs $12,180 a year after aid.
35%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention73%
4-year graduation16%
Pell Grant share70%
Federal loans57%
$12,180net price / year
88%admission rate
927average SAT
35%graduate in 6 years
$49,237median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#1,288 of 1,704 for earnings#303 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,459 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,112 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $26,026tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,456
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $21,806
- Average net price
- $12,180national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,325
$30,001–48,000$11,360
$48,001–75,000$9,794
$75,001–110,000$14,945
$110,001+$19,960
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 927
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 430–520
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 393–510
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college35%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college70%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 35%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 16%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 40%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,680
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,237middle 50%: $31,236–$70,605
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,605
Median, Norfolk State University$49,237
Lower quarter$31,236
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,392
- Part-time
- 7.8%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 23.1
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 70%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 54%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,767 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,530
- Endowment, end of year
- $77,511,231
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White1.8%
Hispanic4.7%
Black80%
Asian0.2%
Two or more races5.2%
U.S. nonresident6.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown0.9%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management14%
Health professions13%
Psychology13%
Social sciences9.2%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies7.9%
Communication & journalism6.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.5%
Public administration & social service6.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 232937. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q632506.