Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA · public · 4,737 undergraduates
Nicholls State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Nicholls State University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Nicholls State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,464 per male athlete and $8,698 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $4,575 per men's player, 57% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $4,174 per women's player, 59% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Nicholls State University, in Thibodaux, LA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southland Conference.
Nicholls State University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2020 and as high as 14 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 8. Nicholls State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the Southland Conference median of 7.5, by 47%.
Nicholls State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. Nicholls State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the Southland Conference median of 4.3.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Nicholls State University fund its athletes?
Nicholls State University reported 383 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 240 men and 143 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,275,238 across all sports ($2,031,361 for men's sports, $1,243,877 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $71,620 for men's sports and $11,688 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $298 and $82 per athlete.
What is Nicholls State University like academically?
Nicholls State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 91% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1090.
The full cost of attendance is around $23,481 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,947 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 45% of the sticker price on average.
54% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,454, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Nicholls State University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (18%) and Multidisciplinary Studies (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (142 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (135 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (128 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (97 degrees)
- Psychology, General (88 degrees)
- Biology, General (47 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (39 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (37 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (34 degrees)
- Culinary Arts and Related Services (33 degrees)
What is Thibodaux, LA like to live in?
Nicholls State University sits in Thibodaux, a small city of about 16,000 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
The median household in Thibodaux earns about $53,775, which is below the Louisiana median ($60,023) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Louisiana: a typical home is valued around $237,400, 14% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $989 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 8% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.6 times the national share, and the median age of 37 is close to the country's 39.
38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Louisiana average of 27%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Nicholls State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Nicholls State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southland Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southland Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Nicholls State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Nicholls State University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Nicholls State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Nicholls State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,464 per male athlete and $8,698 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Nicholls State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $4,575 per men's player, 57% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $4,174 per women's player, 59% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Nicholls State University?
- Nicholls State University is in Thibodaux, LA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Nicholls State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $23,481 a year, and an average net price of $12,947 after grants and scholarships.