Financial Aid at Nicholls State

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

4,614 students (82% of total 5,612 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Nicholls State University (Nicholls State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,784.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 95% of total 1,164 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,392.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Nicholls State University, 4,614 undergraduate students (82% of total 5,612 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $7,784.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Nicholls State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship4,61482% $35,915,297$7,784
Pell Grants1,91234% $10,864,502$5,682
Federal Student Loan2,14738% $14,098,007$6,566

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,108 beginning undergraduate students (95% of total 1,164 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Nicholls State University. The average amount of aid received is $10,392.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Nicholls State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,10895% --
Grants or Scholarships1,03889%$10,786,598$10,392
Federal Grants51744%$3,191,359$6,173
Pell Grants51644%$3,126,673$6,059
Other Federal Grants908%$64,686$719
State/Local Grants90378%$4,543,751$5,032
Institutional Grants61553%$3,051,488$4,962
Student Loan Aid48141%$2,812,231$5,847
Federal Student Loans47541%$2,447,868$5,153
Other Student Loans383%$364,363$9,589

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Nicholls State University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level605551$5,704,134$9,428
0-30,000210209$2,666,277$12,697
30,001-48,0008686$940,574$10,937
48,001-75,0009894$868,269$8,860
75,001-110,0007560$451,161$6,015
110,001 or more136102$777,853$5,720

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