Coaching staff
- Kenneth GilesDirector of Track & Field Programs
- Ernest BarrettAssociate Head Coach
- Ashanti MatthewsAssistant Coach (Jumps)
- Daiysa BurrellAssistant Coach (Throws)
- Brian TrioletAssistant Coach (Pole Vaulters)
Campus and facilities
The school also offers 36 undergraduate degrees, including the only undergraduate degree in Optical Engineering in Virginia.
- Established
- 1935
- Website
- nsu.edu
Facilities
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at NSU
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Norfolk State University →
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 35%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state
- $10,456 USD
- Out-of-state
- $21,806 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $21,806 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $26,026 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $12,180 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $11,325 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $11,360 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $9,794 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $14,945 USD
- Over $110,000
- $19,960 USD