Quad

Head-to-head

Wright State
Nicholls State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Nicholls State's yield is 15 pts higher than Wright State's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Nicholls State has 11 pts more first-gen students than Wright State (46% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Nicholls State's grants cover 35% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Wright State

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Wright State is a bit larger (6,762 vs. 4,737)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Wright State grads earn $4K more ten years out than Nicholls State's ($49,500 vs. $45,454)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Nicholls State graduates 3 pts more of its students than Wright State (51% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate

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

Nicholls State admits 91%, Wright State 96%; Nicholls State's yield is higher, at 35%.

Acceptance rate
Wright State96%
Nicholls State91%
Quad's selectivity
  • Wright StateOpen
  • Nicholls StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Wright StateTest-blind
Nicholls State
934–1196
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Wright StateGPA and school record required
  • Nicholls StateGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Wright State is a bit larger than Nicholls State (6,762 vs. 4,737 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 34%.

Undergrads
Wright State6.8K
Nicholls State4.7K
Pell Grant share
Wright State34%
Nicholls State34%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Wright State, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Nicholls State; Wright State has 16 students per faculty member to Nicholls State's 19.

Students per faculty member
Wright State16 to 1
Nicholls State19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Wright StatePsychology, General9%
  • Nicholls StateMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other14%

What each costs

Nicholls State costs about $2.3K less a year than Wright State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Wright State$19.5K
Nicholls State$17.2K
Aid generosity
Wright State30%
Nicholls State35%

What each pays off

Wright State's former students earn more, a median $49.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 51% at Nicholls State to 48% at Wright State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Wright State$49.5K
Nicholls State$45.5K
Graduation rate
Wright State48%
Nicholls State51%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Wright StateGrowingsince fall 2015+59%
  • Nicholls StateGrowing+39%
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