Northeastern State University
Former names | Northeastern State Normal School (1909–1921) Northeastern State Teachers College (1921–1939) Northeastern State College (1939–1974) Northeastern Oklahoma State University (1974–1985) |
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| Motto | ᎦᏟᏐᏗ. ᎢᏅ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗ. (Cherokee) |
Motto in English | Gather Here. Go Far. |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | March 6, 1909 |
Parent institution | Regional University System of Oklahoma |
| President | Rodney Hanley |
| Provost | Carla Swearingen |
Academic staff | 325 |
| Students | 8,548 (Fall 2014) |
| Undergraduates | 7,418 (Fall 2014) |
| Postgraduates | 1,130 (Fall 2014) |
| Location | , , United States 35°55′30″N 94°58′03″W / 35.925100°N 94.967542°W |
| Campus | 200 acres (0.81 km2) (Tahlequah) |
| Colors | NSU green and gray |
| Nickname | RiverHawks |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – The MIAA |
| Mascot | Rowdy the RiverHawk |
| Website | www |
Northeastern State University (NSU) is a public university with its main campus in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The university also has two other campuses in Muskogee and Broken Arrow as well as online. Northeastern is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of Oklahoma as well as one of the oldest institutions of higher learning west of the Mississippi River. Tahlequah is home to the capital of the Cherokee Nation and about 25 percent of the students at NSU identify themselves as American Indian. The university has many courses focused on Native American linguistics, and offers Cherokee language Education as a major. Cherokee can be studied as a second language, and some classes are taught in Cherokee for first language speakers as well.