NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) announced last week that enrollment has reached 8,402 students for the fall 2025 semester . The university is celebrating its largest freshman class in four years, 100 percent capacity for on-campus housing and a record number of transfer students attending classes.

“I think for quite some time, for the last few years, we’ve been building and innovating and working on things,” said Van Erikson, Director of Recruitment for NSU

Erikson said it’s the school’s personability that’s had the most impact.

“Many universities are going away from that, man,” he said. “They’re looking at students as numbers and dollar signs, and we don’t do that. We want students to have the best possible experience, and that really show

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