In general, Nicholls State University is known for being a non selective school. The school receives 3,320 applications every year from incoming students. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be around 96 percent which equates to 3,188 students being accepted to the school. But when the year starts, about 1,160 students would have decided on Nicholls State University as their school of choice. The school tends to have 36 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 63 percent who are women. When the year begins, about 61 percent of those accepted women enrolled at Nicholls State University and 38 percent were men. Nicholls State University’s undergraduate application fee is $20. Freshmen students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Nicholls State University when filling out the application. Usually, an ACT score of 17 - 23 or a 940 - 1,130 SAT score is the range in which students have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits.

Your Admission Profile - Admissions Chances

Save your college matches and see how you compare to students at each college by creating a free account.   Register here. It's Free.

Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle
Applications
3,320
Male 1,214
Female 2,106

 

Acceptance
3,188
Male 1,152
Female 2,036

 

Enrollment Total
1,164
Male 452
Female 712


Acceptance Rate
96%
Male
94.9%
Female
96.7%

 

Yield
36.5%
Male
39.2%
Female
35%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$20


Graduate

$36



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


    College Raptor Loading Screen College Raptor Loading Screen