Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Nicholls State requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1133
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 2106 admitted students 19 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
2%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1038-1228. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 605, while 25% scored below 520 and another 25% scored above 605.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 518 and 623, while 25% scored below 518 and 25% achieved a score of 623. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1133 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Nicholls State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 46% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
520-605 -
Math
518-623
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
23
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 2106 admitted students 925 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
98%
Similar to the SAT, Nicholls State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 98% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 20 and 25, with 25% scoring above 25 and another 25% scoring below 20.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
21-26 -
Math
18-24 -
Composite
20-25
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$20
Undergraduate$36
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Nicholls State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Nicholls State received a total of 2,167 applications. These applications included 858 male applicants and 1,309 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 2,167 applicants, Nicholls State admitted 2,106 students. Among the admitted students, there were 823 males and 1,283 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 958 students chose to enroll at Nicholls State. This means that 958 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 381 were male and 577 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Nicholls State had an overall acceptance rate of 97% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 96% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 98%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Nicholls State had an overall yield rate of 46% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 46%, and for female admitted students, it was 45%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Nicholls State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Nicholls State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Nicholls State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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