Academics at Northern State University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Northern State University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

The student-to-faculty ratio at Northern State University is about average at 17 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 98% of instructors full time, Northern State University is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Northern State University offers 34 majors with reported completions across 14 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Northern State University are shown below:

The most popular majors at Northern State University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Northern State University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? Northern State University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 1,915 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Northern State University retains and graduates its students — 77% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Northern State University.

Explore Further into Northern State University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Northern State University in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Northern State University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Northern State University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at Northern State University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Northern State University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Northern State University — the schools accreditation and what it means