Northeastern State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 3,023 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (88%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,075
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 89%
From Region 8%
Athletes 314 (8.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 40%
Native American 23%
Mixed 17%
Hispanic 8%
Black 5%
Asian 2%
International 2%

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
Northeastern State University 1,200 36% 46% 3% 4% 8% 2% $63,161 19 -0.39 67 94% 6.4%
Computer Science 28 — 89% 39% 21% 0% 0% 0% $82,168 6 -1.25 88 92% — — — —
Cybersecurity 20 — 85% 40% 5% 5% 10% 0% $70,677 11 -1.22 78 — — — — —
Information Technology Management 12 — 75% 25% 8% 17% 8% 8% $79,458 15 -0.91 86 — — — — —
Chemistry 9 — 11% 11% 11% 0% 33% 0% $62,839 13 -0.84 66 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 — 38% 38% 0% 0% 12% 0% $56,046 3 -1.11 52 95% — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $67,406 10 -1.17 74 — — — — —
Cell Biology 49 — 39% 41% 4% 4% 16% 4% $55,067 4 -1.46 49 100% — — — —
Dietetics 15 — 27% 53% 7% 0% 7% 0% $67,796 68 +0.36 74 96% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 16 — 19% 50% 12% 6% 12% 0% $88,752 86 +0.98 92 89% 3.5% — — —
Exercise Science 73 — 51% 45% 1% 3% 7% 3% $56,849 32 -0.58 54 95% 8.0% — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — — $62,511 33 -0.41 66 — — — — —
Nursing 56 — 12% 43% 0% 12% 11% 0% $103,593 89 +1.13 97 97% 2.0% — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 29 — 0% 55% 0% 0% 3% 0% $62,219 52 +0.02 65 94% — — — —
Accounting 53 — 38% 57% 2% 0% 6% 0% $78,855 32 -0.53 86 97% — — — —
Business Administration and Management 82 — 40% 48% 4% 6% 10% 4% $72,335 50 -0.27 80 96% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 6 — 67% 33% 0% 17% 17% 0% $67,544 37 -0.37 74 — — — — —
Finance 16 — 81% 44% 19% 0% 12% 0% $71,713 8 -0.95 79 100% — — — —
Health Services Administration 11 — 18% 27% 9% 0% 9% 0% $51,642 9 -0.76 40 95% 6.3% — — —
International Business 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $65,716 13 -0.79 71 — — — — —
Logistics 12 — 83% 67% 0% 8% 17% 0% $72,335 8 -1.15 80 96% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $65,900 4 -1.52 72 — — — — —
Marketing 35 — 49% 37% 6% 3% 14% 3% $68,482 20 -0.71 75 85% 5.1% — — —
Operations Management 25 — 64% 64% 8% 0% 4% 4% $72,335 8 -1.15 80 96% — — — —
Tourism and Travel Services Management 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,288 19 -0.66 44 96% — — — —
Area Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,039 42 -0.33 49 — — — — —
Creative Writing 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,228 43 -0.27 36 — — — — —
English 9 — 44% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $45,581 16 -0.83 24 89% — — — —
General Studies 86 — 37% 42% 1% 8% 6% 0% $50,545 19 -0.65 37 88% 8.0% — — —
History 10 — 60% 70% 0% 0% 10% 0% $54,480 46 -0.24 47 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 27 — 26% 48% 0% 4% 11% 0% $76,163 95 +1.81 83 98% 5.7% — — —
Native American Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,878 42 -0.35 48 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $56,324 48 -0.15 52 — — — — —
Communication 15 — 47% 47% 0% 7% 0% 0% $53,969 22 -0.74 46 95% — — — —
Community Organization and Advocacy 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,342 70 +0.37 52 — — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,499 57 +0.04 66 — — — — —
Journalism 11 — 55% 36% 0% 0% 9% 0% $50,345 6 -1.34 36 100% — — — —
Natural Resources/Conservation 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,772 49 -0.03 63 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,628 13 -1.00 58 — — — — —
Psychology 169 — 20% 46% 2% 7% 8% 0% $54,720 20 -0.73 48 — 7.3% — — —
Social Work 31 — 16% 39% 0% 16% 10% 6% $61,344 93 +0.96 64 96% — — — —
Sociology 7 — 14% 14% 0% 14% 14% 0% $47,558 8 -0.85 29 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 47 — 4% 49% 4% 6% 2% 6% $49,573 31 -0.40 34 93% — — — —
Education of Speech/Language Impaired 10 — 20% 50% 0% 0% 20% 0% $53,534 38 -0.36 45 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 51 — 8% 61% 2% 0% 6% 0% $49,573 31 -0.40 34 93% — — — —
English Education 8 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $54,689 51 -0.11 48 92% — — — —
Indian/Native American Education 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,843 35 -0.58 48 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $54,689 41 -0.29 48 92% — — — —
Physical Education 15 — 80% 40% 7% 0% 7% 0% $54,689 34 -0.38 48 92% — — — —
Science Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,689 41 -0.29 48 92% — — — —
Social Studies Education 8 — 38% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,689 51 -0.14 48 92% — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,689 86 +0.84 48 92% — — — —
Music 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $44,092 39 -0.29 20 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,689 86 +0.85 48 92% — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,023 39 -0.29 20 — — — — —
Studio Art 10 — 20% 30% 10% 0% 10% 0% $38,347 11 -0.91 10 92% — — — —
Theater 5 — 20% 20% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,166 38 -0.25 14 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 48 — 46% 48% 0% 2% 8% 0% $58,713 47 -0.16 58 92% 5.8% — — —
Homeland Security 6 — 67% 50% 17% 0% 0% 0% $59,856 54 -0.01 61 — — — — —
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician 24 — 79% 58% 0% 0% 12% 4% $81,744 18 -0.58 88 95% — — — —
Legal Studies 13 — 15% 38% 8% 0% 0% 0% $75,270 98 +2.12 83 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,205
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,394
Est. In-State Cost $10,614
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,794
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 60%
4-Year Graduation Rate 21%
6-Year Graduation Rate 35%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

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
Business & Economics 20.4% 245 48% 49% 5% 3% 9% 2% $71,821 32 -0.60 79 95% 5.4%
Social Sciences 20.2% 242 24% 44% 1% 7% 7% 1% $55,310 37 -0.53 50 97% 7.3%
Health Sciences 14.5% 174 27% 47% 2% 6% 8% 1% $75,722 44 +0.22 83 95% 5.2%
Education 12.0% 144 18% 51% 3% 2% 6% 3% $51,129 31 -0.37 39 93% —
Humanities 11.8% 141 37% 48% 1% 6% 7% 1% $55,536 54 -0.14 50 91% 7.5%
Professional 7.6% 91 52% 49% 2% 1% 8% 1% $67,228 50 +0.06 74 93% 5.8%
Computer Science 5.0% 60 85% 37% 13% 5% 5% 2% $77,796 5 -1.17 85 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.1% 49 39% 41% 4% 4% 16% 4% $55,067 7 -1.46 49 100% —
Arts 1.8% 22 23% 36% 5% 0% 9% 0% $42,258 13 -0.41 16 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 17 24% 24% 6% 0% 24% 0% $59,642 4 -0.97 60 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 15 27% 53% 7% 0% 7% 0% $67,796 80 +0.36 74 96% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #507 94% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.2M #600 94% — — — — —

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 D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 129 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Baseball 43 $458K $458K $0
Soccer 33 $375K $375K $0
Basketball 15 $475K $475K $0
Golf 11 $148K $148K $0
Total 231 $3.4M $3.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 27 $320K $320K $0
Softball 24 $279K $279K $0
Basketball 16 $466K $466K $0
Golf 8 $165K $165K $0
Tennis 8 $200K $200K $0
Total 83 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 129 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Soccer 60 $696K $696K $0
Baseball 43 $458K $458K $0
Basketball 31 $942K $942K $0
Softball 24 $279K $279K $0
Golf 19 $313K $313K $0
Tennis 8 $200K $200K $0
Total 314 $6.1M $6.1M $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 99%
Yield (non-ED) 37%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 99% 99% 99%

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 77%
SAT Range 860 – 1140
SAT Math Range 420 – 540
SAT RW Range 430 – 590