| Screen last updated on: January 2010 |
| Total undergraduates: |
6,299 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
5,136 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
1,163 |
| Total graduate students: |
621 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
102 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
519 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
23 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
4% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 19.1% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 0.8% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 1.7% | Hispanic |
| 70.3% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.9% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 2.9% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 18.1% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.0% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 0.9% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 1.4% | Hispanic |
| 73.3% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.1% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 2.2% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
210 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Thibodaux, LA |
| Population of city/town: |
14,431 |
| Nearest major city: |
New Orleans |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
50 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
484,674 |
| Online campus map: |
www.nicholls.edu/about/
campus_map.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (70%)
- single-student apartments (30%)
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- special housing for international students
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
33% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
18% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
82% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
95% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
yes |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
1000 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Special collections |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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writing, math |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career guidance. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
partially |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
9 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
11% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
7 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
6% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Nicholls Worth, published weekly |
| Number of honor societies: |
9 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
69 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Alpha II Omega, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, International Community |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Art Club, Showtime Review Dance Team, Junior American Culinary Federation, Residence Hall Association, Student Programming Association, Education Association for Teachers, English Society, National Student Speech, Language & Hearing, History Club, Interfraternity Council, National Panhellenic Council, Accounting Club, MBA Association, Public Relations Society of America, Society for Human Resource Management, American Marketing Association, Sociology Club, Health & PE Majors, Pre-Professional Medical Association, Student Dietetic Association, Student Respiratory Therapy Association, Association of Student Nursing, Food Advisory Association, Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, Association of Paramedicine, Agriculture Club, Biology Society, Student Athletic Training Society, Chemistry Sciences Society, Engineering Technology Society, American Association of Drilling Engineers, Lightning Paintball Association, S.E.A.L.S., Association of Computing Machinery |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Rob Bernardi,
Director of Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Louise Bonin,
SWA |
| School colors: |
maroon and grey |
| School mascot: |
Colonels |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Southland Conference (Division I, Football I-AA) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
5% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
New Orleans (50 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
New Orleans (60 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
New Orleans (50 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
New Orleans (50 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
13% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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