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Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, OK · Public · Town (remote) · NSU

Public institution in Tahlequah, OK · 4,636 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $45,379 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$11,800441st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$7,513321st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$16,633641st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$19,274328th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,367422nd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,3791,334th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,2071,143rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
37.2%1,578th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
62.8%1,515th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
99.2%1,526th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1050825th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,636520th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
42.4%606th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 238 mi (DAL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$25
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 51 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,485$69,338
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$57,318$52,107
Computer Sciencebachelors$52,107$60,298
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,856$50,439
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$48,600$39,639
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,529—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,765$49,370
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$43,798$43,426
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$42,123$34,942
Historybachelors$37,424—
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusinessbachelors$36,848$38,289
Public HealthHealth Professionsbachelors$36,848$36,668

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,339,047 (M $1,634,997 · W $704,050)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Northeastern State University’s 4,636 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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