Nichols College
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.
Nichols College is a private master's university in Dudley, MA (suburb setting), with 1,152 undergraduates (36% women). It admitted 88% of 2,117 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1000–1190 on the SAT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $59,025 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $31,032 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 64% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 3.59 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Nichols College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $40,375
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Nichols College
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.
Nichols College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Conference of New England | 35 | — | 4 | $165k | $4,726 | — | |
| Baseball | Conference of New England | 50 | — | 1 | $288k | $5,764 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Conference of New England | 18 | — | 1 | $169k | $9,385 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Conference of New England | 16 | — | 1 | $133k | $8,331 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Conference of New England | 7 | — | 2 | $20k | $2,856 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Conference of New England | 2 | — | 2 | $10k | $4,953 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Conference of New England | 20 | — | 4 | $103k | $5,132 | — | |
| Football | Conference of New England | 110 | — | 1 | $437k | $3,972 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Conference of New England | 14 | — | 1 | $18k | $1,257 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Conference of New England | 6 | — | 1 | $9k | $1,467 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Conference of New England | 30 | — | 1 | $233k | $7,756 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Conference of New England | 24 | — | 1 | $206k | $8,562 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Conference of New England | 40 | — | 1 | $260k | $6,495 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Conference of New England | 25 | — | 1 | $121k | $4,856 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Conference of New England | 30 | — | 1 | $128k | $4,261 | — | |
| Softball | Conference of New England | 21 | — | 1 | $179k | $8,546 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Conference of New England | 13 | — | 1 | $89k | $6,818 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Conference of New England | 9 | — | 1 | $44k | $4,924 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Conference of New England | 39 | — | 1 | $66k | $1,679 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Conference of New England | 11 | — | 1 | $33k | $2,977 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | New England Volleyball Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $44k | $2,417 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Conference of New England | 16 | — | 1 | $36k | $2,224 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.