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Nichols Demographics & Diversity Report

Who is the typical student at Nichols? College Factual wanted to know the facts so we crunched the numbers. We analyzed racial diversity, gender ratios, age and geographic origins of college campuses accross the U.S. The results of the Nichols College <nil> diversity report are below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Nichols Student Population

How Many Students Attend Nichols College?

Nichols total enrollment is approximately 1,518 students. 1,152 are undergraduates and 57 are graduate students.

Nichols Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Nichols undergraduate population is made up of 34% women, and 66% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Nichols Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	874
Hispanic	113
Black or African American	79
Multi-Ethnic	39
International	25
Asian	12
Unknown	7
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Nichols Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 49% of full-time grad students are women, and 51% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Nichols Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	47
Hispanic	5
International	3
Black or African American	2
Asian	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Nichols Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,148
Hispanic	147
Black or African American	99
Multi-Ethnic	52
International	35
Asian	18
Unknown	15
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Nichols College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	280
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Multi-Ethnic	2
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

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Nichols Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with men than with women.

There are approximately 561 female students and 957 male students at Nichols.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Nichols is unknown or unavailable.

There are more male teachers than female teachers at this school.

More about Nichols faculty.

There are approximately 143 female teachers and 151 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

Nichols ranks 935 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

40.58% of Nichols students come from out of state, and 1.71% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 15 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Massachusetts	205
Connecticut	60
Rhode Island	18
New York	17
Florida	11

International Students at Nichols

Students from 18 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Canada, Brazil, and Netherlands.

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High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Nichols, 66.71% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	603
20-21	487
22-24	236
25-29	109
35 and over	101
30-34	53
Under 18	0

Notes and References

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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Find out how College Factual created their Diversity Rankings.