unitid 167260 · Dudley, MA · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Nichols College
- enrollment 2023
- 1,651
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
81%
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,163
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
26%
undergrads on Pell grants
32nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
63%
finish within 150% time
59th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$58,310
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$33,036
after aid, aided students
87th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$58,063
after entry, Title IV students
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th pctl among private nonprofit 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 $22,054 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k17%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $68,677
- First-generation students
- 32%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,705
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.2× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 82 | $97,885 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 48 | $65,586 | $25,356 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 47 | $58,826 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 30 | $62,128 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 26 | $46,367 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 26 | — | — |
| Marketing. | 24 | $64,655 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 21 | $84,976 | $25,858 |
| Homeland Security. | 20 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 17 | $72,053 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 16 | $77,546 | $27,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 9 | — | — |
— 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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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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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.