NSU is committed to maintaining and increasing the graduation rate of its student body. Student success/achievement is measured by an institution's ability to retain and graduate students. The University tracks and analyzes the 6-year graduation rate of enrolled students. Graduation rates are based on the percentage of first-time, full-time students who received a degree within six years or 150 percent of normal time to completion.
The Six-Year Graduation Rates table below examines cohorts' graduation performance from the academic years 2012 to 2016. The six-year graduation rate for Norfolk State University students was 40 percent for the 2016 cohort year (i.e., a 3 percent increase from the Fall 2015 cohort). As shown in the table below, Norfolk State University’s graduation rate is steadily increasing and within a close range of the average 6-year graduation rates for universities with similar institutional characteristics.The 2019-2025 Strategic Plan outlines the threshold for achievement relative to graduation rates; the University's goal is to increase the six-year graduation rate to 45 percent by 2025.
Six-Year Graduation Rates
|
Cohort Year
|
NSU Graduation Rate
|
Peer Institutions Graduation Rates
|
|
2018
|
38%
|
N/A
|
|
2017
|
33%
|
44%
|
|
2016
|
40%
|
N/A
|
|
2015
|
37%
|
N/A
|
|
2014
|
40%
|
41%
|
|
2013
|
39%
|
38%
|
|
2012
|
37%
|
38%
|
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)/Institutional Research
Enrollment and Degree Awarded for Programs with Specialized Accreditation
Enrollment
| Program |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
| Computer Science (BS) |
288 |
246 |
216 |
206 |
223 |
171 |
| Computer Science (MS) |
- |
22 |
17 |
23 |
23 |
19 |
| Mass Communication |
- |
241 |
242 |
244 |
309 |
299 |
Degrees Awarded
| Program |
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2020-21 |
2019-20 |
2018-19 |
2017-18 |
| Computer Science (BS) |
20 |
28 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
| Computer Science (MS) |
16 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
| Mass Communication |
61 |
47 |
44 |
64 |
46 |
40 |