NSU Factbook and Common Data Set - Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Make confident decisions about your future. Northwestern State University’s Factbook and Common Data Set (CDS) give you transparent, side‑by‑side data on enrollment, majors, student outcomes, and more—so you can see how NSU delivers career‑ready learning, affordable degree programs, and a vibrant community that sets you up for success. Use these reports to plan your path, compare programs, and map your strategy for financial aid, college scholarships, and paying for college.

What you’ll find

NSU’s Factbook contains information about students, faculty, courses, majors, departments, and the University itself. Data is presented in tables and graphs with breakdowns by various factors such as Year, Term, Gender, Classification, Major, etc. For earlier Factbooks not listed, please contact the Office of Institutional Research.

How to use these reports

Choose your program with confidence: Track multi‑year trends by major and classification.
Plan affordability early: Use enrollment and retention insights as you explore financial aid, college scholarships, and paying for college options.
Show your family the facts: Share official, publisher‑standard CDS data that colleges and rankings use.

Entire Factbooks

Common Data Set (CDS)

“The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Peterson’s, part of The Thomson Corporation, and U.S. News & World Report. The combined goal of this collaboration is to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student’s transition into higher education, as well as to reduce the reporting burden on data providers.” This information comes from http://www.commondataset.org. The following are Northwestern State University’s responses to the Common Data Set.