Facts About
Nicholls State University
2015-16
Nicholls Fast Facts:
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Sept. 23, 1948 AFounded: Degree from the Best, an Hour from Chouest 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: 52 campus buildings on 287 acres Annual operating budget, fiscal 2015-16: $54,669,846 (including $39.1 million of self-generated funds and $15.6 million of state funds) Employees: 251 faculty, 197 classified staff, 181 unclassified staff Total degrees awarded in university history: 46,716
Administration: President: Dr. Bruce T. Murphy Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs: Dr. Lynn G. Gillette Vice President for University Advancement: Dr. Neal R. Weaver Vice President for Student Affairs: Dr. Eugene A. Dial Jr. Chief Financial Officer: Ronnie L. Rodriguez Chief of Staff: Alex R. Arceneaux
Accreditation:
Nicholls State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, master and specialist degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Nicholls State University.
Nicholls Student Profile: Enrollment:
• 6,164 total students • 5,494 undergraduate students • 670 graduate students
Gender:
• 65 percent women • 35 percent men
Student origins:
• 5,713 in-state students • 296 out-of-state students • 155 international students
Special populations:
• 1,393 nontraditional students (degree-seeking undergraduates 25 years or older) • 273 new transfer students • 108 military veterans
Ethnicity: Minority students represent 31 percent of Nicholls enrollment. The student body makeup is: • 69 percent white, non-Hispanic • 19.4 percent black/African-American • 3.5 percent Hispanic/Latino • 2.9 percent biracial/multiracial • 1.8 percent Alaskan Native/American Indian • 1.4 percent Asian • 0.1 percent Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander • 1.9 percent other
37 states represented Top states represented:
53 parishes represented Top parishes represented:
Lafourche: 1,535 students; Terrebonne: 1,386 students; St. Mary: 470 students; Jefferson: 326 students; Assumption: 261 students; St. Charles: 245 students; Ascension: 194 students; St. James: 190 students; East Baton Rouge: 175 students; Orleans: 168 students
44 foreign countries represented Top foreign countries represented:
France: 20 students; United Kingdom: 17 students; Mexico: 14 students; Nepal: 9 students; Australia: 8 students; Brazil: 8 students; China: 8 students
Texas: 91 students; Mississippi: 43 students; Florida: 32 students; Alabama: 19 students; Georgia: 11 students; New York: 10 students
Nicholls Pride Points: • Nicholls offers Louisiana’s only four-year degree programs in culinary arts and geomatics. • In the past two years, Nicholls biology students and faculty have spearheaded coastal restoration efforts including growing, harvesting and planting over 16,000 plants in coastal habitats. • The university’s AACSB-accredited College of Business
Administration offers the country’s only maritime management degree concentration designed and supported by industry leaders. • Nicholls provides 80 percent of the Bayou Region’s teachers and nurses. • Nicholls is home to the Louisiana Center for Dyslexia and Related Learning Disorders, the state’s designated
NICHOLLS IN THE CLASSROOM 2015 Freshman class: • • • • • •
1,212 first-time freshmen TOPS scholarship recipients: 67 percent First-generation college students: 66 percent High school valedictorians: 36 students Average ACT score: 22.3 Average high school GPA: 3.25
Programs of study: • • • •
76 bachelor’s degree programs 23 master’s degree programs 7 associate degree programs 1 specialist program
Class size:
• Average undergraduate class size: 22 students • 52 percent of classes have fewer than 20 students • Student-to-faculty ratio: 19:1
2014-15 Graduation:
• 1,375 degrees awarded • 19.4 percent of students graduated with honors • Six-year graduation rate: 39.7 percent
Top 10 bachelor’s degree majors: • • • • •
Nursing: 755 students Business administration: 453 students Biology: 425 students Education: 425 students Interdisciplinary studies: 321 students
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Petroleum services: 306 students Accounting: 231 students Culinary arts: 227 students Psychology: 220 students Management: 210 students
Nicholls Student Life: Student involvement: • • • •
120 student organizations 12 national Greek fraternities and sororities 640 students in fraternities/sororities 348 students in University Honors Program
Housing:
• 1,346 undergraduates (24.5 percent) live on campus • 7 on-campus housing options
Athletics:
• Nicholls has 14 NCAA Division I sports competing in the Southland Conference — six for men and eight for women.
Men’s sports: • • • • • •
Baseball Basketball Cross-country Football Golf Tennis
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Basketball Cross-country Soccer Softball Tennis Track and field, indoor Track and field, outdoor Volleyball
site for providing services to students with dyslexia. • 27 of the 28 Lafourche Parish’s 2015 Teachers of the Year are Nicholls graduates. • The university generates a $275 million annual economic impact, generating 3,000 direct jobs and representing 10,000 plus voters.
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 no need for developmental English or math courses For details on admission requirements for transfer students, international students, home-schooled students, adult learners (over age 25), GED recipients, or veterans and their dependents, visit nicholls.edu/admission.
Estimated undergraduate costs per semester, fall 2015: Tuition and fees: • Louisiana resident: $3,800 • Out-of-state student: $9,300
Housing: • $3,600-$5,900 per semester depending on chosen residence hall/apartment; semi-private, private, single or double occupancy; and selected meal plan.
• Nicholls nursing undergraduates consistently pass the NCLEX-RN certification exam at higher rates than the state and national average. • Nicholls has earned the “Governor’s Military and Veteran Friendly Campus” designation and has consistently been named a “Military Friendly School” by G.I. Jobs magazine.
Nicholls State University PROGRAMS OF STUDY BACHELOR’S DEGREES • Accounting • Art K-12 Art Education • Athletic Training • Biology Cell and Molecular Biology Environmental Biology Marine Biology Microbiology Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry Pre-Occupational Therapy Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Physician Assistant Pre-Veterinary Medicine • Birth to Five/Early Interventionist Education • Business Administration* Multinational Business Pre-Law • Chemistry Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Pre-Pharmacy Professional Chemistry • Communicative Disorders • Computer Information Systems • Culinary Arts Business Administration Culinary Operations Patisserie Professional Research and Development Service • Dietetics • Elementary Education 1-5 Certification • English Creative Writing Film Studies Literary Studies* Writing and Rhetoric
Destination: Thibodaux
• Finance Financial Services Marketing • General Family and Consumer Sciences Child, Family and Social Services* • Geomatics • Government • Health Sciences Pre-Professional Supervision and Management • History* • Human Performance Education (K-12) • Interdisciplinary Studies* • Management Human Resources Management Maritime Management • Marketing Professional Sales • Mass Communication Journalism Public Relations • Mathematics Advanced Mathematics Computer Science Secondary Mathematics Education • Music Instrumental Education Liberal Arts Vocal Education • Nursing* • Petroleum Services Exploration and Production Safety Technology • Psychology • Secondary Education (6-12) English Family and Consumer Sciences General Science Social Studies • Sociology* Social Work
• Population: 14,603 • The City of Thibodaux was named among the “Best Small Towns to Visit in 2015” by Smithsonian magazine.
ASSOCIATE DEGREES • General Studies • Child Development and Preschool Management
• Culinary Arts • Petroleum Services* • Safety Technology*
GRADUATE DEGREES • Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling • Master of Arts in Teaching Elementary Education Health and Physical Education (K-12) Middle School Education Secondary Education • Master of Business Administration • Master of Business Administration, Executive • Master of Education Curriculum and Instruction Early Childhood Elementary Education High Incidence Disabilities Reading Education* Secondary Education
Educational Leadership Educational Technology Leadership* Higher Education Administration K-12 School Leadership* School Counseling • Master of Science in Community/ Technical College Mathematics* • Master of Science in Marine and Environmental Biology • Master of Science in Nursing* Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Executive Nursing Education Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner • Specialist in School Psychology
* Available as an online degree program. Visit nicholls.edu/online to learn more.
Nicholls Contacts: General Information: 985.446.8111
nicholls.edu
Admissions: 1.877.NICHOLLS or 985.448.4507 nicholls.edu/admission Visitor Information/Tours: 985.448.4507
nicholls.edu/tours
Financial Aid: 985.448.4625
nicholls.edu/financial-aid
Housing and Residence Life: 985.448.4479 nicholls.edu/housing Alumni: 985.448.4111
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Athletics: 985.448.4794 geauxcolonels.com