Nicholls State University is one of the seventeen public 4-year colleges in Louisiana. The campus is located in an urban area, in Thibodaux.
According to the NCES 2017 report, a total of 6,327 students attend the school. In the 2017 fall enrollment, 1,218 freshman students enrolled, and approximately 853 students returned for their sophomore year (which makes its freshman retention rate 70%). Every year 47% of the graduating class students graduate in 150% of the time it takes to complete their studies.
Nicholls State University’s in-state tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year was $4,922, and fees were $2,964. Out-of-state tuition and fees for the same period were $6,015 and $2,964 respectively.