Nicholls State University

Name: Nicholls State University Common Data Set 2016-17
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Common Data Set 2016-17

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Acceptance Rate

82.7%

Applications

2,734

Admitted

2,260

Enrolled

1,078

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$45,454

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

54%

6-year completion

Average net price

$12,947

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$22,675

federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction223fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

3 TABLES

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	401	677	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	212	274	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	1060	1961	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	5647

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	620

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	6267

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	13	Not reported	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	50	Not reported	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	739	Not reported	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	19	Not reported	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	6	Not reported	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	Not reported	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	1138	Not reported	Not reported

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	294
Bachelor's degrees	875
Postbachelor's certificates	Not reported
Master's degrees	185
Post-master's certificates	6
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	951	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	2	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	201	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	46	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	1133	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	1	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	1132	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	200	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	219	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	76	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	495	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	0	Not reported
Did not persist	2012	Not reported
Final cohort	2012	13
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	150	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	70.10%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	1010	1724	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	819	1441	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	401	677	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	677	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	23	37	Not reported	Not reported

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units19

English4

Mathematics4

Science4

Foreign language2

Social studies2

History2

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	1	Not reported
ACT	Not reported	Not reported

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT math	475	617	Not reported
ACT composite	20	24	Not reported
ACT math	18	24	Not reported
ACT English	20	25	Not reported
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other extracted fields

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class16

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class40

Percent in top half of high school graduating class74

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class26

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class9

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7416

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4919

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2418

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9922

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.499

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.991

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.21

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:20

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes

Transfer Admission

4 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	223	395	Not reported	618
Admitted	137	248	Not reported	385
Enrolled	99	169	Not reported	268

Other extracted fields

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes

Application for Admission

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

College transcript(s)Required of All

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.

Fall Closing Date: Month5

Fall Notification Date: Month8

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day11

Fall Notification Date: Day1

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:12

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:24

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)3%

Percent of males who join fraternities13%

Percent of females who join sororities16%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing46%

Percent who live off campus or commute54%

Percent of students age 25 and older2%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)5%

Percent of males who join fraternities12%

Percent of females who join sororities15%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing24%

Percent who live off campus or commute76%

Percent of students age 25 and older16%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students21

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)22

Annual Expenses

6 TABLES

Information

If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	15853	15853
Tuition: in-district	4922	4922
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	2719	2719
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

Public Tuition

All Institutions Expenses

Credits per Term

Minimum2

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No

Financial Aid

5 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2015-2016 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$8,923,209

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,922,843

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,519,961

Total Scholarships/Grants$18,958,488

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$4,967,116

Federal Work-Study$163,139

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$255,134

Total Self-Help$5,385,389

Parent Loans$1,474,089

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$98,274

Athletic Awards$1,307,421

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$293,471

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,738,950

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$562,639

Total Scholarships/Grants$7,896,324

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$4,721,445

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$114,656

Total Self-Help$4,836,101

Parent Loans$1,029,767

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$207,972

Athletic Awards$845,516

Aid to Nonresidents

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:21

Institutional Aid

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 22 Common Data Set 2016-2017

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE

Student to Faculty Ratio

based on ____ students5,300

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication/journalism	Not reported	0%	0.02%
Communication technologies	Not reported	0%	0%
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	0%	0%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	0.05%	0.04%
Education	Not reported	0%	0.08%
Engineering	Not reported	0%	0%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	0.52%	0.05%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	0%	0%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	0.12%	0.03%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	0%	0%
English	Not reported	0%	0.01%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	0.31%	0%
Library science	Not reported	0%	0%
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	0%	0.04%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	0%	0%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	0%	0%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	0%	0.14%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	0%	0%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	0%	0%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	0%	0%
Physical sciences	Not reported	0%	0.01%
Science technologies	Not reported	0%	0%
Psychology	Not reported	0%	0.06%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	0%	0%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	0%	0%
Social sciences	Not reported	0%	0.03%
Construction trades	Not reported	0%	0%
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	0%	0%
Precision production	Not reported	0%	0%
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	0%	0%
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	0%	0.02%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	0%	0.19%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
History	Not reported	0%	0.02%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Bachelors

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