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Nichols College

General Information

Name: Nichols College
Address: Center Rd, Dudley, MA 01571-5000
Phone:

  • General information: (508) 213-1560
  • Financial aid office: (508) 213-2276
  • Admissions office: (508) 213-2203

Website: www.nichols.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$23,600$22,000$20,560
Books and supplies$1,050$1,050$1,000
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$8,800$8,290$8,052
        Other expenses$2,000$1,921$2,000
Off-campus
        Room and board$2,500$2,500$2,500
        Other expenses$2,470$2,470$2,421
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,470$2,470$2,421

Total expenses   
On-campus$35,450$33,261$31,612
Off-campus$29,620$28,020$26,481
Off-campus with family$27,120$25,520$23,981

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 96%
  • Federal grants: 25%
  • State/local grants: 21%
  • Institutional grants: 90%
  • Student loans: 81%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2948
  • State/local grants:$2515
  • Institutional grants:$8401
  • Student loans:$5855

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$25
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants1,318913375
Percent admitted81.2%83.5%82.1%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time31.5%29.1%37.3%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 1568
Undergraduate enrollment: 1276
First-time student retention: 64%
Overall graduation rate: 47%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 70%
    • Part Time: 30%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 59%
    • Women: 41%

White non-hispanic: 87%
Black non-hispanic: 6%
Hispanic: 4%
Asian/pacific islander: 2%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 0%

Degrees offered

    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate, Bachelor, Master
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor
  • Business/Corporate Communications - Bachelor
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Bachelor
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
    Education
  • History Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration - Bachelor


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