unitid 159966 · Thibodaux, LA · public 4-year · city (small)
Nicholls State University
- enrollment 2023
- 6,763
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
91%
73rd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
4,737
49th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
34%
undergrads on Pell grants
57th pctl among public 4-years
completion
54%
finish within 150% time
67th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$23,481
55th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,947
after aid, aided students
52nd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,454
after entry, Title IV students
36th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$22,675
77th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $10,714 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k37%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k15%
- 110k+18%
- Median family income
- $36,747
- First-generation students
- 46%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,149
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 146 | $76,027 | $25,631 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 121 | $50,821 | $22,336 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 112 | $41,545 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 108 | $49,085 | $26,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 89 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 79 | $41,452 | $23,250 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 60 | $132,991 | — |
| Biology, General. | 48 | $50,054 | $22,187 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 45 | $84,450 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 35 | $44,812 | $22,692 |
| Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians. | 34 | $75,285 | $18,848 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 32 | $38,417 | $26,063 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.