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 133 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is engineering technologies.
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Nicholls State University landed the #1,431 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Nicholls State University held the #1,792 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Nicholls State University also holds the #11 spot on the Best Colleges in Louisiana ranking.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 97%, 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 2% 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 520 and 605. Math scores were between 518 and 623.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Nicholls State University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Nicholls State University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
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 24% 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,857 | $11,004 | $13,486 | $15,456 | $15,856 |
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 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,271 a year. That adds up to $21,084 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Nicholls State University is 8.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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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/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/NichollsState |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 148 | $61,286 |
| Business Administration & Management | 126 | $36,405 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 113 | $27,589 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 95 | NA |
| General Psychology | 67 | $22,074 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 50 | $39,003 |
| Accounting | 46 | $39,389 |
| Culinary Arts | 42 | $26,055 |
| General Biology | 37 | $19,083 |
| Management Information Systems | 32 | $31,281 |
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 2020-2021, 3,383 students took at least one online class at Nicholls State University. This is a decrease from the 3,794 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,383 | 1,173 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,794 | 1,183 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,388 | 941 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,169 | 769 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,239 | 823 |
Learn more about online learning at Nicholls State University.
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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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