Northern's Office of Institutional Research strives to meet the information needs of the institution's decision- and policy makers and fulfill students' educational and social needs.

The Office of Institutional Research also supervises campus assessment. For more information on assessment, visit Assessment.

 

REPORTS

Fall 2024 Snapshot of NSU

A brief description of Northern State University with updated figures reflecting enrollment, faculty, and costs

 

Fall 2024 Enrollment Summary

A detailed report on the student population, including categories related to gender, race/ethnicity, state residence, academic class, and attempted credit hours

 

Retention and Graduation Rates as of Fall 2024

A list of retention and graduation rates over time for each of the last 10 cohorts of first-time, full-time, bachelor’s degree seeking fall entrants.

 

Outcomes of Northern's 2021-22 Graduates

Data related to counts and majors of NSU graduates, and post-graduation experiences of those graduates

 

RESOURCES

SDBOR Fact Books

Annual South Dakota Board of Regents publications providing data about state regental system institutions, including NSU

 

College Scorecard

NSU’s page within the U.S. Department of Education’s online system for comparing schools

 

College Navigator

NSU’s page within the National Center for Education Statistics' system for comparing schools

 

Archived Enrollment Summaries

Detailed reports on the student population of the given term, including categories related to gender, race/ethnicity, state residence, academic class, and attempted credit hours