Student Population at Nicholls State

Total Enrollment

5,883

Undergraduate

5,314

Graduate

569

Online Enrollment

1,271

Men Students

2,036

Women Students

3,847

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,883 students have enrolled at Nicholls State University - 5,314 undergraduate and 569 graduate.

By gender, 2,036 male and 3,847 female students are attending Nicholls State University. By attendance status, there are 4,479 full-time students and 1,404 part-time students.

The number of students at Nicholls State University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Louisiana. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Southern University at New Orleans and Xavier University of Louisiana, its population is very large (average population is 2,685).

Nicholls State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,271 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Nicholls State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,036 male and 3,847 female students attending Nicholls State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.53 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Nicholls State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Nicholls State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,314	4,244	1,070
Men	1,916	1,558	358
Women	3,398	2,686	712

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Nicholls State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	569	235	334
Men	120	51	69
Women	449	184	265

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,698 White students (62.86%) and 981 Black or African American students (16.68%) at Nicholls State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Nicholls State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Nicholls State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	130	37	93
Asian	89	34	55
Black or African American	867	310	557
Hispanic	304	124	180
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	2	2
White	3,304	1,172	2,132
Two or More Races	142	44	98
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	397	153	244
Total	5,314	1,916	3,398

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Nicholls State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	2	8
Asian	3	0	3
Black or African American	114	15	99
Hispanic	21	9	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	394	80	314
Two or More Races	8	3	5
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	3	1	2
Total	569	120	449

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,876 students whose age under twenty five and 600 students whose age is over thirty years old at Nicholls State University.

Especially, 522 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Nicholls State University.

Population by Student Age at Nicholls State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,314	1,916	3,398
Under 18	522	176	346
18-19	1,683	617	1,066
20-21	1,597	536	1,061
22-24	877	389	488
25-29	256	88	168
30-34	149	39	110
35-39	80	27	53
40-49	112	29	83
50-64	38	15	23
Total	5,314	1,916	3,398

Population by Student Age at Nicholls State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	569	120	449
20-21	17	4	13
22-24	180	51	129
25-29	151	29	122
30-34	80	16	64
35-39	66	8	58
40-49	55	9	46
50-64	19	3	16
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	569	120	449

Online Student Population

At Nicholls State University, 3,405 students (57.88% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,271 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 1,197 students live in Louisiana where Nicholls State University is located in and 60 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	5,883	5,314	569
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,271	959	312
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,134	1,997	137
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,478	2,358	120

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,271	959	312
Louisiana Residents	1,197	903	294
Other State in U.S.	60	47	13
Outside of U.S.	14	9	5
Unknown	0	0	0