Northwestern State University of Louisiana Enrolls 8,402 in Fall 2025; Freshmen Top 1,100 for a Four-Year High and Transfers Rise 11% to 445
Northwestern State University of Louisiana has announced its Fall 2025 enrollment, reporting 8,402 students, compared with 8,523 in Fall 2024, alongside the largest freshman class in four years and a record number of transfer students that brought campus housing to full capacity.
Incoming freshmen numbered more than 1,100, up from about 1,043 last year and 1,052 the year before. Transfer enrollment reached 445 students, an 11 percent increase over last year's 400. Director of enrollment management Vanner Erikson said President James Genovese proposed a three-year enrollment master plan and that the university is working steadily toward total enrollment of 9,000 students and higher, while noting that housing, classrooms, and other infrastructure constrain the pace of growth.
The College of Nursing and School of Allied Health remains the largest enrolled program on campus, with more than 600 entering freshmen this fall; academic dean Aimee Badeaux said the College of Nursing has about 2,000 students and the School of Allied Health about 450. The university said programs in creative and performing arts, mathematics, and STEM areas tripled in size over the past year.
Source: Northwestern State University of Louisiana
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