Northwestern State is recognized by U.S. News and World Report as being one of the best public schools among regional universities in the South. Chief Marketing Officer Cole Young says it’s a testament to how the school is committed to student success.
“We have programs in place to really help lower-income, or first-generation, students to ensure that they can succeed in the workforce,” Young said.
Young says Northwestern has long made a commitment to individual student attention – something that large universities may not be equipped to do as easily.
“We keep small class sizes. Currently, we are at 17-to-1 faculty-to- student ratio,” Jones explained.
Young says the quality of students that Northwestern is bringing in has greatly improved in recent years.
“This current fall semester, we have the highest GPA of incoming freshmen in the history of Northwestern. We’re a whole percentage point higher than we were a year ago at this point,” Young noted.
