Quad

Head-to-head

Nichols
U. Evansville

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Evansville's grants cover 65% of its full price on average, vs. 43% at Nichols

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. Evansville costs about $12.5K less per year on average than Nichols ($21,119 vs. $33,603, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Nichols's yield is 8 pts higher than U. Evansville's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    U. Evansville graduates 5 pts more of its students than Nichols (66% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Nichols grads earn $4.3K more ten years out than U. Evansville's ($58,063 vs. $53,770)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Nichols has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. Evansville (32% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Evansville admits 78%, Nichols 81%; Nichols's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Nichols81%
U. Evansville78%
Quad's selectivity
  • NicholsAccessible
  • U. EvansvilleAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Nichols
1028–1236
U. EvansvilleTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • NicholsGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • U. EvansvilleGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Evansville is a bit larger than Nichols (1,539 vs. 1,163 undergrads); Nichols has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Nichols1.2K
U. Evansville1.5K
Pell Grant share
Nichols26%
U. Evansville24%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Nichols, and Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at U. Evansville.

Students per faculty member
Nichols15 to 1
U. Evansville10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • NicholsBusiness/Commerce, General22%
  • U. EvansvilleSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other10%

What each costs

U. Evansville costs about $12.5K less a year than Nichols on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Nichols$33.6K
U. Evansville$21.1K
Aid generosity
Nichols43%
U. Evansville65%

What each pays off

Nichols's former students earn more, a median $58.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Nichols$58.1K
U. Evansville$53.8K
Graduation rate
Nichols60%
U. Evansville66%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Evansville but held steady at Nichols; U. Evansville got more selective while Nichols got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • NicholsSteady−7%
  • U. EvansvilleGrowing+83%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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