by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Nicholls State University was awarded 48 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is engineering technologies.
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Nicholls State University landed the #1,811 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Nicholls State University is also ranked #19 out of 30 schools in Louisiana.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 98%, some consider Nicholls State University to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 3% of students accepted to Nicholls State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 438 and 530.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Nicholls State University, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Nicholls State University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Nicholls State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at Nicholls State University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,134 undergraduates at Nicholls State University with 4,968 being full-time and 1,166 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,518 | $10,054 | $12,414 | $15,582 | $16,048 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Nicholls State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Nicholls State University, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,265 a year. That adds up to $21,060 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Nicholls State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | University Station La Hwy 1, Thibodaux, LA 70310 |
| Phone: | 877-642-4655 |
| Website: | www.nicholls.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 184 | $78,065 |
| Business Administration & Management | 178 | $41,860 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 128 | $31,195 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 97 | $28,062 |
| General Psychology | 88 | $24,055 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 82 | NA |
| Mining & Petroleum Technology | 55 | $52,842 |
| General Biology | 47 | $23,672 |
| Educational Administration | 44 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 42 | $46,549 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 3,405 students took at least one online class at Nicholls State University. This is an increase from the 3,383 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,405 | 1,271 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,383 | 1,173 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,794 | 1,183 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,169 | 769 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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