Norfolk State University Healthcare Programs

Norfolk State University is a public institution situated in Norfolk, Virginia. The location of Norfolk State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Norfolk State University?

Contact details for Norfolk State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504-8000
Phone:	757-823-8600
Website:	www.nsu.edu

How Do I Get Into Norfolk State?

You can apply to Norfolk State online at: www.nsu.edu/applyonline

Admission Requirements for Norfolk State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Norfolk State?

Norfolk State has the high acceptance rate of 89%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 16% of students accepted to Norfolk State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 530. Math scores were between 410 and 510.

Norfolk State received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 15 and 20.

Can I Afford Norfolk State University?

The overall average net price of Norfolk State is $24,399. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Norfolk State, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $9,365 a year. That adds up to $37,460 over four years for those students.

Norfolk State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,016 undergraduate students at Norfolk State, with 4,520 being full-time and 496 being part-time.

There are also 442 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,520 full-time undergraduates at Norfolk State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	18
Black or African American	3,840
Hispanic or Latino	214
White	111
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	313

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Norfolk State University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Norfolk State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Kenya, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Norfolk State University

In 2022-2023, 5,603 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Norfolk State University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Health Care Management	49	4	53
Registered Nursing	23	0	23
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	0	0
TOTAL	72	4	76

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
• Image Credit: By Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.