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Acceptance Rate 98.43%
Yield 43.14%
SAT Score 1,025
ACT Score 21
Applicants 2,289

Nicholls State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 98.43% at Nicholls State University. Total 2,289 students applied and 2,253 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,025 and the average ACT score is 21.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Nicholls State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$20
Graduate Application Fees$36
Admission Informationwww.nicholls.edu/admission/
Online Applicationwww.nicholls.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate98.43%
Average Test Scores1,025 SAT / 21 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 98.43%. A total of 2,289 students (821 men and 1,468 women) have applied to and 2,253 (803 men and 1,450 women) students admitted to Nicholls State University.
Among them, 363 male and 609 female students have enrolled into Nicholls State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 43.14%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Nicholls State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,2898211,46800
Admitted2,2538031,45000
Enrolled97236360900
Acceptance Rate 98.43% 97.81% 98.77% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 43.14% 45.21% 42.00% - -
[Chart] Nicholls State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Nicholls State, 32 applicants (3% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 870 applicants (90%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,025 at Nicholls State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,130 and 25th percentile score is 938.
The average ACT score is 21 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Nicholls State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Nicholls State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Nicholls State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total93810251130
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500540600
Math438485530
ACT Composite192124
Math172024
English192225
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Nicholls State University, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for Nicholls State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Nicholls State

The calendar system at Nicholls State University is Semester. Nicholls State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Nicholls State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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