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Northern State University is a public institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Aberdeen draws many to the area.

Where Is Northern State University?

Contact details for NSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1200 S Jay St, Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198
Phone:	605-626-3011
Website:	www.northern.edu

Can I Afford NSU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time NSU students paid $295 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $398 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,616	$10,718
Fees	$1,229	$1,229
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$9,150	$9,150
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,600	$4,600

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NSU, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,165 a year. That adds up to $24,660 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NSU is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Northern State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,867 undergraduate students at NSU, with 1,136 being full-time and 1,731 being part-time.

There are also 473 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,136 full-time undergraduates at NSU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northern State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	20
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	919
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Northern State University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 50 countries are represented at NSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Mexico.

Online Learning at Northern State University

There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 24 master’s degree programs available online at NSU. In 2020-2021, 2,056 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NSU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of NSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northern State University was -6.0%. This is the #1,721 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.