Located in Natchitoches, LA, Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a public university. In addition to over 9,443 undergraduate students, NSUL also boasts of over 1129 students in its postgraduate courses, taking the total enrollment to over 10,572. To teach various courses to the students, the school has employed a total of 528 faculty. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is home to an ethnically diverse student body. At NSUL around 56% are white, 28% are Black or African American, and 7% belong to Hispanic ethnicity. Further, around 74% of the students are 24 and under. When it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 71% of the students are females and 29% are males. The college has produced several achievers in its many years of existence and some of the notable alumni are Speedy Long, John B. Fournet, Bill Dodd, and Henry C. Dethloff. The school believes in the all-round growth of the students and therefore, encourages students to take part in several sporting activities, conducted inside the campus. A total of 220 programs, including both residential and online, are currently offered by NSUL. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), AAFCS (American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences), ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.), and AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association).
