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Acceptance Rate

87.8%

Total Profiles

3

SAT Range

823–1030

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$9,910

Out-of-State Tuition

$21,412

Undergrad Enrollment

5,495

Applicants

10,211

Yield Rate

16.8%

Endowment / Student

$12,423

Student:Faculty

18:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$15,282/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $61,128 over four years.

What grads earn

/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion

65% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

20.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

17%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Norfolk State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$12,804
$30–48k$13,905
$48–75k$15,507
$75–110k$17,972
Over $110k$26,175

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

39%

Completion · all

43%

Completion · Pell

40%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

27%

Median debt

$29,000

Classification

Four-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
10,211
Admitted
8,93187.5%
Enrolled
1,50317% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling63
Rape63
Robbery211

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation65% / 35%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball35Basketball14Football143Tennis8Track & Field85

Women's

Basketball12Bowling6Softball25Tennis9Track & Field79Volleyball22
Research Activity
FY 2024
$7Mtotal R&D expenditure#411 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Psychology, General115 grads
Business/Commerce, General105 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other72 grads
Social Work57 grads
Health/Health Care Administration/Management53 grads
Sociology51 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General47 grads
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other40 grads
Computer and Information Sciences, General27 grads
Art/Art Studies, General25 grads

4yr Grad Rate

16%

6yr Grad Rate

37%

Retention Rate

73%

Median Earnings

$44,666