Nicholls State University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $8,173
In-State Cost of Attendance: $21,519
Out-of-State Tuition: $9,266
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $22,612
Student Debt
Median total debt: $13,156
Students with federal loans: 43.1%
Students with Pell grants: 35.0%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $41,613
After 5 years: $49,367
Majors(33 programs)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(132 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(106 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(100 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(75 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(53 graduates)
- Biology, General.(42 graduates)
- Culinary Arts and Related Services.(40 graduates)
- Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians.(38 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(33 graduates)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(32 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(31 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(30 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(25 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(25 graduates)
- Sociology.(22 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(20 graduates)
- History.(18 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(16 graduates)
- Marketing.(16 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(15 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(14 graduates)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(12 graduates)
- Music.(9 graduates)
- Engineering-Related Technologies.(8 graduates)
- Mathematics.(7 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(7 graduates)
- Chemistry.(6 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(2 graduates)
- Surveying Engineering.
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,772 students
Admission Rate: 96.0%
Retention Rate: 76.6%
Graduation Rate: 54.3%
Student Demographics
White (64.6%)
Hispanic (6.3%)
Black (18.5%)
Asian (1.7%)
Two or More (3.1%)
International (1.7%)
Gender Distribution
Men (37.4%)
Women (62.6%)