Norfolk State University

Norfolk, Virginia · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $12,180. 35% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $49,237 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $26,000.

Average net price
$12,180
per year Verified data
Completion rate
35%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$49,237
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$26,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$10,456
Out-of-state tuition and fees$21,806
Average cost of attendance$26,026
Books and supplies$1,000
Room and board, on campus$11,852
Average net price, all aided students$12,180
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$11,325
Average net price, family income over $110,000$19,960

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
88%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
823 to 1030
ACT composite range, middle 50%
16 to 22
Undergraduate enrollment
5,392
Graduate enrollment
643
Students receiving Pell grants
70%
Student to faculty ratio
15 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time35%
Completion within normal time16%
First-year retention (full-time)73%
Median federal debt, graduates$26,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$295
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$22,017
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry58%
1 year after completion$40,122
4 years after completion$52,371
6 years after entry$39,680
8 years after entry$44,340
10 years after entry$49,237
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $49,237; the middle half earned $31,236 to $70,605. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Norfolk State University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

53 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · Some credentials fully online
0$33,145$31,032
Associate's degree (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (33)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
47Suppressed for privacy$26,500
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · Some credentials fully online
106Suppressed for privacy$27,000
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99 · No credentials fully online
40Suppressed for privacy$27,950
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.12 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · Some credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacy$25,115
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
CIP 15.10 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, Other
CIP 14.99 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
CIP 19.99 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · Some credentials fully online
53Suppressed for privacy$31,000
History
CIP 54.01 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · Some credentials fully online
72Suppressed for privacy$31,000
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · Some credentials fully online
115Suppressed for privacy$27,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
57Suppressed for privacy$31,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
51Suppressed for privacy$28,000
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (14)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online
15$68,284Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
8$40,724Suppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · Some credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · Some credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
24$59,342Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online
18$58,655Suppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · Some credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · Some credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Materials Sciences
CIP 40.10 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 232937, OPEID 003765. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.