Northwestern State University of Louisiana Ranking Badges

NSU earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #76 of 2,144 in Most Popular for Nursing, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
Highest placement: #76 of 2,144, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 181
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Northwestern State University of Louisiana Earned?

Northwestern State University of Louisiana holds 8 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. Placements shown are from the 2026 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. See our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	3
Top 15%	4
Total	8

What Is Northwestern State University of Louisiana Known For?

Northwestern State University of Louisiana is best known for Health Professions: 2 of its 8 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Nursing, Information Science and Health Sciences & Services.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Ethnic Diversity (Louisiana)	✓
Economic Diversity		✓
Economic Diversity (Southeast)	✓
Economic Diversity (Louisiana)	✓
Most Popular (Louisiana)	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Information Science
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Health Sciences & Services
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Nursing
Most Popular		✓

How Does Northwestern State University of Louisiana Rank in Athletics?

Northwestern State University of Louisiana earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #461 of 930 in Basketball (top 50%).

How Does Northwestern State University of Louisiana Rank for Veterans?

Northwestern State University of Louisiana earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,461 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 30%).

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2026 edition. Northwestern State University of Louisiana appears in 181 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.