Quad

Head-to-head

Eastern Washington
Nicholls State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Nicholls State's yield is 13 pts higher than Eastern Washington's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Eastern Washington grads earn $12.4K more ten years out than Nicholls State's ($57,897 vs. $45,454)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Nicholls State has 10 pts more first-gen students than Eastern Washington (46% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Eastern Washington graduates 7 pts more of its students than Nicholls State (58% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

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

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Nicholls State costs about $3.3K less per year on average than Eastern Washington ($17,184 vs. $20,495, all students)

    Average cost, all 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

Eastern Washington admits 91%, Nicholls State 91%; Nicholls State's yield is higher, at 35%.

Acceptance rate
Eastern Washington91%
Nicholls State91%
Quad's selectivity
  • Eastern WashingtonOpen
  • Nicholls StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Eastern WashingtonTest-blind
Nicholls State
934–1196
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Eastern WashingtonGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Nicholls StateGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Eastern Washington is a bit larger than Nicholls State (6,222 vs. 4,737 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Eastern Washington6.2K
Nicholls State4.7K
Pell Grant share
Eastern Washington35%
Nicholls State34%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Eastern Washington, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Nicholls State.

Students per faculty member
Eastern Washington18 to 1
Nicholls State19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Eastern WashingtonPsychology, General6%
  • Nicholls StateMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other14%

What each costs

Nicholls State costs about $3.3K less a year than Eastern Washington on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Eastern Washington$20.5K
Nicholls State$17.2K
Aid generosity
Eastern Washington30%
Nicholls State35%

What each pays off

Eastern Washington's former students earn more, a median $57.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Eastern Washington$57.9K
Nicholls State$45.5K
Graduation rate
Eastern Washington58%
Nicholls State51%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Eastern Washington got less selective while Nicholls State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Eastern WashingtonGrowing+32%
  • 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