{"id":10068,"date":"2025-10-20T08:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=10068"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:25:42","slug":"nicholls-state-university-no-1-best-value-college-in-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/20\/nicholls-state-university-no-1-best-value-college-in-louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls State University No. 1 Best Value College in Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Nicholls State University ranks as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/search\/best-value-colleges\/s\/louisiana\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No. 1 Best Value College in Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> according to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/niche.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Niche.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s 2026 College Rankings. The Best Value Colleges ranking is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/about\/methodology\/best-value-colleges\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">based on<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> net price, alumni earnings, graduation rates and student debt using data from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of student and alumni reviews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicholls&#8217; average cost and tuition are significantly lower than the national and state averages, with its in-state and out-of-state tuition being very close in cost at $8,173 and $9,266 per year, almost half of Louisiana\u2019s average in both categories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Niche\u2019s net price to attend Nicholls averaged $11,029, compared to the $17,821 national and $17,033 state averages. Nicholls alumni median earnings 5 years after graduation average $49,367 per year, $3,848 more than the national average, with 95% of alumni employed one year after graduation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Niche\u2019s student polls on Nicholls:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">97% of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">84% of students agree that their professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">79% of students agree it is easy to get into the classes they want<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">72% of students highly rate the athletics\/recreation facilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">72% of students highly rate the dining facilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">61% of students highly rate the performing arts facilities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition, Nicholls ranks No. 3 for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/search\/safest-colleges\/s\/louisiana\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Safest College Campuses in Louisiana<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> among public and private universities. This reflects the safe and healthy environment Nicholls provides to its students. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/nicholls-state-university\/#faqs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Niche\u2019s Q&amp;A\u2019s peer-to-peer insights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Nicholls has a strong sense of community with a welcoming atmosphere and campus culture that fosters belonging and support. Nicholls students feel safe walking around campus at all hours, thanks to the university&#8217;s responsive campus police presence and safety escort services at night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicholls also ranks at No. 17 in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/search\/best-colleges-for-culinary-arts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best Colleges for Culinary Arts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in America, reflecting the high-quality education at the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute, and No. 101 in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/search\/best-college-food\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best College Food in America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, highlighting the university\u2019s efforts to ensure affordable meal plans that include healthy, tasty foods aligned with students\u2019 dietary preferences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/colleges\/nicholls-state-university\/#faqs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Niche\u2019s Q&amp;A\u2019s peer-to-peer insights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, many noted the well-kept campus grounds providing quiet places to study and relax and easy access to classes, resources and food, making the campus feel like a home-away-from-home. Nicholls professors are described for their understanding and willingness to respond quickly and provide extra help with a commitment to student success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some of the most popular majors ranked were liberal arts and humanities, nursing, health service preparatory studies and business, with the university offering seven online bachelor\u2019s programs and two online associate programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To learn more about Nicholls, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.nicholls.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monday, October 20, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Payton Suire<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Media Relations &amp; Publications Coordinator,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">985.448.4141<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"mailto:payton.suire@nicholls.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">payton.suire@nicholls.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Nicholls State University ranks as the No. 1 Best Value College in Louisiana according to Niche.com\u2019s 2026 College Rankings. 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