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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Nicholls State has 15 pts more first-gen students than Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (46% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has 1.8× as many undergrads as Nicholls State

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Nicholls State has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (34% vs. 33%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville8.8K
Nicholls State4.7K
Pell Grant share
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville33%
Nicholls State34%
First-gen share
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville31%
Nicholls State46%
Diversity index
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville0.55
Nicholls State0.55

Who they are

Men
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville42%
Nicholls State39%
Part-time students
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville15%
Nicholls State10%
Students 25 and older
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville12%
Nicholls State10%

Race & ethnicity

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Nicholls State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville75%
Nicholls State92%
First-years from other states
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville16%
Nicholls State5%
First-years from abroad
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville9%
Nicholls State3%
New transfer students this fall
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville966
Nicholls State211
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville38%
Nicholls State16%

Campus

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Large suburbNCAA D-I · Ohio Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Nicholls State
Small cityNCAA D-I FCS · Southland ConferenceStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why