Nicholls State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Nicholls State University is a public master's university in Thibodaux, LA (city setting), with 5,612 undergraduates (64% women). It admitted 96% of 3,320 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 928–1145 on the SAT and 18–24 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $27,500 a year for out-of-state students and $26,407 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,029 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 53% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, multidisciplinary studies. The campus reported 0.06 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Nicholls State University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,173 in-state · $9,266 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Nicholls State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Nicholls State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southland Conference | 36 | 8 over | 3 | $411k | $11,428 | 980 | |
| Baseball | Southland Conference | 47 | 13 over | 5 | $859k | $18,287 | 969 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southland Conference | 17 | 2 over | 7 | $1.2M | $69,812 | 937 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southland Conference | 16 | 1 over | 4 | $837k | $52,313 | 957 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Southland Conference | 18 | room 1 | 3 | $99k | $5,513 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 952 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 939 | |
| Football | Southland Conference | 131 | 26 over | 1 | $3.4M | $26,005 | 945 | |
| Men's Golf | Southland Conference | 12 | 3 over | 1 | $198k | $16,528 | 977 | |
| Softball | Southland Conference | 24 | room 1 | 3 | $553k | $23,061 | 995 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southland Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $152k | $18,986 | 994 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southland Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $244k | $30,487 | 990 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 65 | 20 over | 5 | $158k | $2,434 | 992 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 77 | 32 over | 5 | $330k | $4,289 | 946 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southland Conference | 21 | 3 over | 2 | $339k | $16,133 | 976 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.