Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK600 N Grand, Tahlequah, OK 74464-2399
918-456-5511
Northeastern State University is a public university in Oklahoma with its main campus in Tahlequah and additional campuses in Broken Arrow and Muskogee. It is the oldest and largest public university in the state of Oklahoma and is a member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The university offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and over 60 graduate programs through its four colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Public Administration, the College of Education, and the College of Health Sciences. NSU has an enrollment of over 9,000 students, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 18:1.
NSU was founded in 1845 as a Cherokee National Seminary and was the first higher education institution west of the Mississippi River to be chartered by a Native American tribe. The university has a long history of serving the Cherokee Nation and other Native American tribes in the region. NSU was one of the first universities in the country to offer a degree in Native American Studies and continues to be a leader in Native American higher education.
NSU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The university is also home to the NSU Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, which is one of the largest and most comprehensive natural history museums in the state.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 7349
Acceptance Rate: 99.49%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.nsuok.edu/
Financial Aid: https://offices.nsuok.edu/financialaid/FinancialHome.aspx
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $18541
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $26941
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Northeastern State University is $73214.79. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Northeastern State University. For graduates of Northeastern State University, we saw an average early-career income of $48900.00 and mid-career income of $80400.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.