The student population at Nicholls State University is 5,883 (5,314 undergraduate and 569 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 649 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Nicholls State is 90.33% which is decreased by 574 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 75 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.89 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,271 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 97.98% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,339 where 5,883 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

90.33% of total students is undergraduate students and 9.67% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 574 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 75 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.89 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Nicholls State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Nicholls State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,5325,8882,2333,655644156488
2014-156,292
-240
5,690
-198
2,177
-56
3,513
-142
602
-42
144
-12
458
-30
2015-166,158
-134
5,489
-201
2,029
-148
3,460
-53
669
67
141
-3
528
70
2016-176,255
97
5,636
147
2,044
15
3,592
132
619
-50
121
-20
498
-30
2017-186,327
72
5,685
49
2,065
21
3,620
28
642
23
143
22
499
1
2018-196,453
126
5,864
179
2,094
29
3,770
150
589
-53
144
1
445
-54
2019-206,491
38
5,906
42
2,133
39
3,773
3
585
-4
128
-16
457
12
2020-216,769
278
6,134
228
2,178
45
3,956
183
635
50
124
-4
511
54
2021-226,225
-544
5,567
-567
2,029
-149
3,538
-418
658
23
124534
23
2022-235,883
-342
5,314
-253
1,916
-113
3,398
-140
569
-89
120
-4
449
-85
Average6,3395,7172,0903,628621135487
Nicholls State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,717 where 5,314 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Nicholls State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,8884,7291,8032,9261,159430729
2014-155,6904,7691,8272,942921350571
2015-165,4894,5911,7082,883898321577
2016-175,6364,6051,6872,9181,031357674
2017-185,6854,6621,7142,9481,023351672
2018-195,8644,8931,7983,095971296675
2019-205,9064,9751,8153,160931318613
2020-216,1344,9681,8053,1631,166373793
2021-225,5674,5821,6792,903985350635
2022-235,3144,2441,5582,6861,070358712
Average5,7175,7171,7392,9625,717350665
Nicholls State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 621 where 569 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Nicholls State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1464421853165426103323
2014-1560217042128432102330
2015-166691895513448086394
2016-176192113717440884324
2017-186422245916541884334
2018-195892096514438079301
2019-205852344618835182269
2020-216352595320637671305
2021-226582224717543677359
2022-235692355118433469265
Average6216215116662184320
Nicholls State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.86%. The percentage was 67.33% 10 years ago and Nicholls State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.56% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.68% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Nicholls State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14116841,32318544,398162
2014-15117701,24219744,222176
2015-16113701,18220134,199177
2016-17110671,27121714,167186
2017-18121661,22421314,327158
2018-19128731,16623824,448152
2019-20140711,18224354,427157
2020-211531291,25229544,384172
2021-221481081,05729444,112136
2022-231409298132543,698150
Average129831,18824134,238163
Nicholls State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,271 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 97.98% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Nicholls State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,2926422,5313,119
2015-166,1587472,4053,006
2016-176,2558062,4433,006
2017-186,3278232,4163,088
2018-196,4537692,4003,284
2019-206,4919412,4473,103
2020-216,7691,1832,6112,975
2021-226,2251,1732,2102,842
2022-235,8831,2712,1342,478
Average6,3179282,4002,989

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