{"id":10043,"date":"2025-10-02T09:37:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=10043"},"modified":"2025-10-02T09:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:55:41","slug":"u-s-news-world-reports-2026-rankings-for-nicholls-state-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/02\/u-s-news-world-reports-2026-rankings-for-nicholls-state-university\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s 2026 Rankings for Nicholls State University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Nicholls State University ranks at No. 2 in Louisiana for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/la?schoolType=regional-universities-south&amp;ranking=top-public&amp;myCollege=regional-universities-south&amp;_sort=rank&amp;_sortDirection=asc&amp;userLocationOfStudy=Louisiana\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top Public Regional Universities in the South<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/regional-universities-south\/veterans?myCollege=regional-universities-south&amp;_sort=myCollege&amp;_sortDirection=asc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best Regional Universities for Veterans in the South<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/nicholls-state-university-2005\/overall-rankings\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s 2026 rankings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Overall, U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s 2026 rankings hold Nicholls at:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/regional-universities-south\/top-public?myCollege=regional-universities-south&amp;_sort=myCollege&amp;_sortDirection=asc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No. 33<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Top Public Regional Universities in the South, moving up 3 spots from last year<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/regional-universities-south?myCollege=regional-universities-south&amp;_sort=myCollege&amp;_sortDirection=asc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No. 64<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Regional Universities in the South, moving up 8 spots from last year<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/regional-universities-south\/veterans?myCollege=regional-universities-south&amp;_sort=myCollege&amp;_sortDirection=asc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No. 34<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Best Colleges for Veterans in Southern Regional Universities, a new stat provided by U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThese rankings represent the university\u2019s commitment to academic excellence and student success, and the rise in rankings is a result of the hard work and dedication of our faculty, staff and students,\u201d said Nicholls President Jay Clune, PhD. \u201cOur improvement in these categories proves we are consistently improving our academic programs and student services, in turn producing Career-Ready Colonels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicholls is also ranked at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/regional-universities-south\/social-mobility?myCollege=regional-universities-south&amp;_sort=myCollege&amp;_sortDirection=asc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No. 120<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Top Performers on Social Mobility for Regional Universities in the South, moving up 4 spots from last year. 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