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Acceptance Rate

90.8%

Total Profiles

1

SAT Range

934–1196

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$8,173

Out-of-State Tuition

$9,266

Undergrad Enrollment

4,772

Applicants

3,320

Yield Rate

36.7%

Endowment / Student

$3,546

Student:Faculty

17:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$12,947/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $51,788 over four years.

What grads earn

$47,677/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$54,051 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 12% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.1 years of pay.

65% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

15.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

19%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Nicholls State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$10,714
$30–48k$10,527
$48–75k$12,139
$75–110k$16,784
Over $110k$17,954

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

50%

Completion · all

52%

Completion · Pell

44%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

68%

Median debt

$22,675

Classification

Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
3,320
Admitted
3,18896.0%
Enrolled
1,16937% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation58% / 42%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball47Basketball17Football131Golf12Tennis8Track & Field65

Women's

Basketball16Beach Volleyball18Soccer36Softball24Tennis8Track & Field77Volleyball21
Research Activity
FY 2024
$1Mtotal R&D expenditure#657 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General127 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse126 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other109 grads
Business Administration and Management, General93 grads
Psychology, General78 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General49 grads
Culinary Arts/Chef Training30 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching28 grads
Accounting26 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General20 grads

4yr Grad Rate

26%

6yr Grad Rate

49%

Retention Rate

77%

Median Earnings

$45,454