Nicholls State University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. It has 7 programmatic accredited programs and 3 internships/residency accredited programs.
The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency Name | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges | Accredited | 1/1/1964 - Current |
Programmatic Accreditation
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Didactic Program in Dietetics | Accredited | 5/1/1979 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs | Accredited | 6/1/1974 - 5/1/2010 (Estimated Date) |
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| Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program | Accredited | 10/1/1987 - 12/31/2010 (Estimated Date) |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels | Accredited | 10/3/2003 - Current |
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| Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels | Accredited | 9/27/2008 - Current |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 9/1/1997 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 9/1/1982 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |
Accredited Internship/Residency Programs
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship | Pre-Accredited | 3/13/2017 - Current |
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| Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship | Pre-Accredited | 7/1/2003 - 10/12/2006 |
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| Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship | Accredited | 10/12/2006 - 5/31/2009 |