| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
5,494 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
4,591 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
903 |
| Total graduate students: |
670 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
189 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
481 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
22 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
4% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 1.6% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.2% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 19.1% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.7% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 68.8% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.6% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 1.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.4% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 2.0% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.2% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 19.8% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.4% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.0% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 67.8% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.0% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.0% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.8% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
210 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Thibodaux, LA |
| Population of city/town: |
14,565 |
| Nearest major city: |
New Orleans |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
50 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
378,715 |
| Online campus map: |
www.nicholls.edu/about/
campus-map |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (70%)
- single-student apartments (30%)
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- special housing for international students
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
45% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
25% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
75% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
95% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
yes |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
1000 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Special collections. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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writing, math |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career guidance. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
partially |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
9 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
12% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
7 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
14% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Nicholls Worth, published weekly |
| Number of honor societies: |
9 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
69 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Alpha II Omega, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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NAACP, International Community |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Dance team, Junior American Culinary Federation, Residence Hall Association, Student Programming Association, Education Association for Teachers, English Society, National Student Speech, Language & Hearing, Interfraternity Council, National Panhellenic Council, MBA Association, Public Relations Society of America, Society for Human Resource Management, American Marketing Association, Pre-Professional Medical Association, Student Dietetic Association, Student Respiratory Therapy Association, Association of Student Nursing, Food Advisory Association, Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, Association of Paramedicine, Biology Society, Student Athletic Training Society, Chemistry Sciences Society, Engineering Technology Society, American Association of Drilling Engineers, Lightning Paintball Association, S.E.A.L.S., Association of Computing Machinery; art, history, accounting, sociology, health/physical education majors, and agriculture clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Rob Bernardi,
Director of Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
DoBee Plaisance,
SWA |
| School colors: |
maroon and grey |
| School mascot: |
Colonels |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Southland Conference (Division I, Football I-AA) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cheerleading | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cheerleading | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
5% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
New Orleans (50 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
New Orleans (60 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
New Orleans (50 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
New Orleans (50 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
13% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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