Nichols College
Nichols College admitted 81% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1028–1236 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $31,983 a year. Within six years, 54% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 81%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1028–1236
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $61,425 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $31,983 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $29,698 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $44,950 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 54%
- Students who return for a second year
- 73%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $66,716 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,046
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,163
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 32%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 61%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 17%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 9%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Communication and journalism
- 3%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Seton Hill University PA · 80% admitted
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- Andrews University MI · 82% admitted
- John Paul the Great Catholic University CA · 80% admitted
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN · 81% admitted
More colleges in Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · 60% admitted
- Boston University MA · 11% admitted
- Northeastern University MA · 5.2% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Boston MA · 84% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA · 83% admitted
- Boston College MA · 16% admitted
- Bridgewater State University MA · 88% admitted
- Harvard University MA · 3.6% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.