facts about nicholls 2014-15
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Facts AboutNicholls State University
2014-15
A Degree from the Best, an Hour from Chouest Nicholls Fast Facts:• Founded: Sept. 23, 1948• Location: Thibodaux, Louisiana• Colors: Red and gray• Mascot: Colonel• Namesake: Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls, two-term Louisiana governor and
Louisiana Supreme Court chief justice• Size of main campus: 54 campus buildings on 287 acres• Annual operating budget, fiscal 2014–15: $55 million (including $39 million of
self-generated funds and $16 million of state funds)• Employees: 260 faculty, 380 staff• Total degrees awarded in university history: 45,252• Athletic division and conference: Division I, Southland Conference• Annual economic impact: $275 million
Accreditation:Nicholls State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the Associate, Baccalaureate, Master and Specialist levels. The university also has 14 separate college/departmental/program accreditations.
Nicholls Student Profile:Enrollment:6,298 total students• 5,695 undergraduate students • 603 graduate students
Special populations:• 1,035 nontraditional students
(degree-seeking undergraduates 25 years or older)
• 272 new transfer students• 158 military veterans
Student origins:• 5,810 in-state students• 316 out-of-state students• 172 international students
Top parishes represented:• Lafourche: 1,540 students• Terrebonne: 1,432 students• St. Mary: 537 students• Jefferson: 367 students• Assumption: 275 students• St. Charles: 234 students
Top states (other than Louisiana) represented:• Texas: 88 students•Mississippi: 44 students• Florida: 29 students•Georgia: 21 students• Alabama: 15 students•California: 15 students
Top foreign countries represented:• France: 23 students•Mexico: 16 students• Republic of Korea: 12 students•United Kingdom: 11 students•Nepal: 11 students• Brazil: 10 students•
NICHOLLS IN THE CLASSROOM
2014 Freshman class:1,210 first-time freshmen• TOPS scholarship recipients: 62 percent• First-generation college students: 66 percent•High-school valedictorians: 38 students• Average ACT score: 21.8• Average high school GPA: 3.22
Class size:• Average undergraduate class size: 23 students• Student-to-faculty ratio: 20:1
Graduation:• 1,364 degrees awarded in 2013-14 – the most in
university history• Six-year graduation rate: 41 percent
Admission:First-time freshmen, under 25 years of age, must:•Meet the Board of Regents Core 4
curriculum (19 units);•Have at least a 21 ACT composite
score or a minimum overall 2.35/4.00 GPA; and
•Have the need for no developmental English or math courses (score at least a 19 in math and 18 in English on the ACT).
For more details on admission requirements, visit nicholls.edu/admission.
Estimated undergraduate costs per semester, fall 2014:Tuition and fees:• Louisiana resident: $3,800•Out-of-state student: $9,000
Housing:$3,485–$5,730 per semester depending on chosen residence hall/apartment; semi-private, private, single or double occupancy; and selected meal plan.
Top 10 bachelor’s degree majors:•Nursing: 765 students• Teacher education: 496 students• Biology: 482 students• Business administration: 442 students• Petroleum engineering technology
and safety management: 424 students
• Interdisciplinary studies: 359 students• Accounting: 254 students•Culinary arts: 254 students• Psychology: 245 students•Management: 223 students
BACHELOR’S DEGREESAccountingArt
K-12 Art EducationAthletic TrainingBiology
Cell and Molecular BiologyEnvironmental BiologyMarine BiologyMicrobiologyPre-Clinical Laboratory SciencePre-Medicine/Pre-DentistryPre-Occupational TherapyPre-Physical TherapyPre-Physician AssistantPre-Veterinary Medicine
Birth to Five/Early Interventionist Education
Business AdministrationMultinational BusinessPre-Law
ChemistryProfessional ChemistryPre-Medical/Pre-DentistryPre-Pharmacy
Communicative DisordersComputer Information SystemsCulinary Arts
Business AdministrationCulinary OperationsPâtisserieProfessionalResearch and DevelopmentService
DieteticsEarly Childhood Education
PK–3 CertificationElementary Education
1–5 CertificationEnglish
Creative WritingFilm StudiesLiterary StudiesWriting and Rhetoric
FinanceFinancial Services Marketing
General Family and Consumer Sciences
Child, Family and Social ServicesGeomaticsGovernmentHealth Sciences
Pre-ProfessionalSupervision and Management
HistoryHuman Performance Education
(K–12)Interdisciplinary StudiesManagement
Human Resources ManagementMaritime Management
MarketingProfessional Sales
MathematicsAdvanced MathematicsComputer ScienceSecondary Mathematics
EducationMass Communication
JournalismPublic Relations
Middle School Education4–8 Certification
MusicInstrumental Music EducationLiberal ArtsVocal Music Education
NursingPetroleum Services
Exploration and ProductionSafety Technology
PsychologySecondary Education (6–12)
EnglishFamily and Consumer SciencesGeneral ScienceSocial Studies
SociologyFamily/Youth Advocacy
ASSOCIATE DEGREESChild Development and
Preschool ManagementCulinary ArtsGeneral StudiesPetroleum ServicesSafety Technology
GRADUATE DEGREESMaster of Arts in Clinical Mental
Health CounselingMaster of Arts in Teaching
Elementary Education (1–5)Health and Physical Education
(K–12)Middle School Education (4–8)Secondary Education (6–12)
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration, Executive
Master of EducationCurriculum and Instruction Early Childhood Elementary Education High Incidence Disabilities Reading Education Secondary EducationEducational Leadership Educational Technology
Leadership Higher Education
Administration K-12 School LeadershipSchool Counseling
Master of Science in Community/Technical College Mathematics
Master of Science in Marine and Environmental Biology
Master of Science in NursingFamily Nurse PractitionerNursing Education Nurse ExecutivePsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse
PractitionerSpecialist in School Psychology
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