2024 FACT BOOK 125 Females have been in the majority as students at NSU for more than 10 years, and have consistently been about 70 percent of total enrollment during that time (Figure 12 and Table 6). Females were the majority of students at every degree level, including 61 percent of professional students, 72 percent of undergraduate students, and 76 percent of graduate students. (Table 6). Along with ethnicity and gender, age represents an important component of diversity in the student body. NSU had a large number of students of nontraditional college age. This was true at both the undergraduate and graduate levels with 395 undergraduates age 27 or older and 3,224 graduate and first-professional students older than age 35. Eighteen-year-old students entering the university directly from high school can study alongside working adults. Similarly, 22-year-old students starting graduate school immediately after completing their bachelor’s degree can perform research with seasoned professionals who have returned to school to further their careers. NSU also serves many traditional-age students. With regard to full-time students, 6,319 undergraduates, 1,469 graduate students, and 1,586 first-professional students were under age 25 during the fall 2023 term. A considerable rise in undergraduate-level students under age 25 has been noted, but the fraction of students under age 25 at the graduate-level has changed little in the past five years. Figure 12 Fall 2019–2023 Enrollment by Gender Percent of Students 0 25% 50% 75% 100% Fall 2022 Fall 2023 Fall 2021 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Term Female Male Fall 2019–2023 Enrollment by Gender Gender Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Female 71% 72% 72% Male 29% 28% 28% Fall 2022 72% 28% Fall 2023 72% 28% Figure 12
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