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Division I · Southland Conference

Nicholls State University · Campus

Thibodaux, LA · City · Public · Master's university · the Colonels · Website ↗

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.

Small city
Setting
under 100,000
5,612
Undergraduates
+ 568 graduate students
17:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
77%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
6%
From out of state
+ 2% from abroad
$11k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k

The place

  • SettingSmall city (under 100,000) Thibodaux, LA
  • TypePublic · Master's university
  • Part ofThe University of Louisiana System
  • CalendarSemester
  • Admissions96% admitted · admissions
Nicholls State University

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

5,612568
Undergraduates 5,612Graduate students 568

Where first-years come from

92%
In state 92%Other states 6%Abroad 2%

Division I median: 72% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

64%17%
White 64%Hispanic 6%Black 17%Asian 2%Two or more 3%International 2%American Indian 2%Not reported 4%
  • Women64%
  • Full-time76% of undergraduates · median 89%
  • First-year class1,169 entered last fall
  • Transfers in208 4% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online36% take some classes online 20% fully online
  • Registered with disability services5% of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$10,938$5,996$16,934
Off campus$11,338$5,996$17,334
With family—$5,996$5,996

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCNot offered
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety0.06 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page top 10% for safety in Division I
  • Degrees offeredAssociate's · Bachelor's · Master's · majors

Division I campuses

66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%

66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division I schools; every list Nicholls State University is on.

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