Norfolk State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,715 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 253 (61%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 300 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,237
Men / Women 33% / 67%
From State 79%
From Region 0%
Athletes 367 (7.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 80%
International 7%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
White 2%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 24 0% 8% 0% 88% 4% 0% $58,210 6 +0.81 59
Family and Consumer Sciences 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,598 77 +0.51 57 — — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 0% 10% 0% 80% 10% 0% $57,973 88 +0.84 58 — — — — —
Preschool Education 10 — 0% 10% 0% 90% 0% 0% $57,973 88 +0.84 58 — — — — —
Special Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,200 79 +0.80 65 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts 331 29% 2% 0% 88% 4% 1% $56,829 4 +0.05 55
English 6 — 17% 0% 0% 83% 17% 0% $57,576 77 +0.63 57 — — — — —
History 8 — 62% 12% 0% 75% 12% 0% $57,869 65 +0.09 58 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 61 — 31% 0% 0% 89% 2% 2% $60,391 75 +0.29 63 — — — — —
Communication 51 — 43% 0% 0% 90% 6% 2% $58,535 40 -0.31 59 — — — — —
Political Science 22 — 18% 0% 0% 95% 5% 0% $59,342 16 -0.95 61 — — — — —
Psychology 97 — 15% 2% 0% 92% 2% 0% $58,374 72 +0.50 59 — — — — —
Sociology 49 — 29% 2% 0% 90% 0% 0% $58,778 67 +0.17 60 — — — — —
Art 24 — 25% 0% 0% 71% 8% 0% $39,821 15 -0.75 13 — — — — —
Music 9 — 89% 11% 0% 67% 11% 0% $41,010 17 -0.62 15 — — — — —
Theatre 4 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $40,037 32 -0.41 13 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science, Engineering, and Technology 159 37% 4% 1% 84% 4% 0% $71,258 48 -0.69 79
Electrical Engineering 8 — 62% 0% 0% 75% 12% 0% $99,223 10 -0.84 96 — — — — —
Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $82,145 6 -1.25 88 — — — — —
Computer Science 26 — 77% 4% 4% 81% 4% 0% $90,175 12 -1.02 93 — — — — —
Information Technology 11 — 45% 9% 0% 82% 0% 0% $77,147 12 -1.03 85 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 17% 17% 0% 67% 0% 0% $63,535 15 -0.78 69 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $70,333 33 -0.57 78 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $73,084 18 -0.76 81 — — — — —
Biology 50 — 16% 4% 0% 86% 4% 0% $62,081 25 -0.51 66 — — — — —
Exercise Science 36 — 11% 0% 3% 89% 0% 0% $59,422 42 -0.27 61 — — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology 7 — 86% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $75,678 10 -1.09 84 — — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology 9 — 78% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $83,296 6 -1.52 89 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $76,362 11 -1.03 84 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business and Entrepreneurship 112 41% 3% 1% 80% 9% 1% $63,402 20 -0.77 69
Accounting 5 +1 60% 0% 20% 40% 20% 20% $74,230 23 -0.83 82 — — — — —
General Business 107 — 40% 3% 0% 82% 8% 0% $62,897 16 -0.77 68 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 98 4% 1% 1% 84% 3% 1% $63,236 20 -0.38 68
Nursing 14 — 0% 0% 0% 71% 7% 0% $88,337 40 -0.39 92 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 84 — 5% 1% 1% 86% 2% 1% $59,053 35 -0.38 61 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Work 47 9% 6% 0% 83% 9% 0% $61,043 13 +0.92 64
Social Work 47 — 9% 6% 0% 83% 9% 0% $61,043 93 +0.92 64 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,695
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,067
Est. In-State Cost $13,835
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,839
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 15%
6-Year Graduation Rate 38%
Transfer-Out Rate 1%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 34.8% 268 22% 2% 0% 90% 4% 0% $59,020 50 +0.24 60 — —
Business & Economics 25.4% 196 26% 2% 1% 83% 6% 1% $61,539 6 -0.60 65 — —
Humanities 9.7% 75 33% 1% 0% 87% 4% 1% $59,897 75 +0.30 62 — —
Health Sciences 6.5% 50 8% 0% 2% 84% 2% 0% $67,518 14 -0.31 75 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.5% 50 16% 4% 0% 86% 4% 0% $62,081 25 -0.51 66 — —
Arts 4.8% 37 43% 3% 0% 73% 8% 0% $40,134 7 -0.68 14 — —
Computer Science 4.8% 37 68% 5% 3% 81% 3% 0% $86,302 12 -1.02 91 — —
Education 2.9% 22 0% 9% 0% 86% 5% 0% $58,266 77 +0.84 59 — —
Professional 2.1% 16 81% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $79,963 76 -1.33 87 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 11 27% 18% 0% 55% 18% 0% $67,125 17 -0.72 74 — —
Engineering 1.2% 9 67% 0% 0% 78% 11% 0% $97,325 28 -0.89 96 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $2.0M #247 73% $0.1M — — — —
Education $1.6M #193 61% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.5M #313 94% $0 2 #213 25 1
Computer Science $1.0M #231 71% $0.1M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #398 63% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #410 13% $0 5 #275 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $7.0M #343 70% $0.1M 7 #502 25 1

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 143 $7.1M $7.1M $0
Track & Field (combined) 85 $971K $971K $0
Baseball 35 $633K $633K $0
Basketball 14 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Tennis 8 $347K $347K $0
Total 247 $11.8M $11.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 79 $906K $906K $0
Softball 25 $645K $645K $0
Volleyball 22 $539K $539K $0
Basketball 12 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Tennis 9 $317K $317K $0
Bowling 6 $224K $224K $0
Total 120 $4.6M $4.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 164 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Football 143 $7.1M $7.1M $0
Baseball 35 $633K $633K $0
Basketball 26 $4.8M $4.8M $0
Softball 25 $645K $645K $0
Volleyball 22 $539K $539K $0
Tennis 17 $665K $665K $0
Bowling 6 $224K $224K $0
Total 367 $24.8M $24.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 10%
SAT Range 820 – 1030
SAT Math Range 390 – 510
SAT RW Range 430 – 520