Nichols College Student Population

How many students at Nichols?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Nichols College has a total enrollment of 1,392 students, including 1,163 undergraduate and 229 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 904 male students (64.9%) and 488 female students (35.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,026 White students (73.7%) and 145 Hispanic students (10.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,163 undergraduate students (83.5%) and 229 graduate students (16.5%).
• Class Delivery: 305 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 15 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - Nichols's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 904 male (64.94%) and 488 female (35.06%) students are attending Nichols College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 185.25.

By class level, 1,163 (83.55%) are undergraduate students and 229 (16.45%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 65.86% are male and 34.14% are female, while among graduate students, 60.26% are male and 39.74% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,026 White, 94 Black, and 19 Asian students out of a total of 1,392 are attending at Nichols College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Nichols College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 44% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Nichols has 25 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,188 students under 25 years old, and 166 students over 25 years old out of 1,354 total students.

Nichols has 1,081 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 71 students aged 25 and over.

It has 107 graduate students aged under 25 and 95 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Nichols College, 305 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 15 students are enrolled in some online courses.

202 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 103 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,163 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 99 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.51%.81 students have transferred in as full-time status and 18 students transferred in as part-time status.