Nicholls State University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $151,895 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $243,899 |
How much does Nicholls State University spend on women's tennis?
Nicholls State University reported $243,899 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #383 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Nicholls State University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Nicholls State University's athletically related student aid averaged about $8,698 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Nicholls State University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Nicholls State University reported $11,688 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Nicholls State University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Nicholls State University reported $151,895 in total men's tennis expenses and $243,899 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Louisiana earn NIL money?
Louisiana's Act 479 of 2021 (La. R.S. 17:3703) permits college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.lhsaa.org/siteuploads/lhsaa/20583_pdf_eccker-sports-partner-lhsaa-release.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Nicholls State University women's tennis roster?
Nicholls State University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Nicholls State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
How many coaches does Nicholls State University women's tennis have?
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.
What does Nicholls State University spend on women's tennis?
Nicholls State University reported $243,899 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 55% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $4,174 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 59%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $82 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 92%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 12% between 2020 and 2025, from $217,588 to $243,899.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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%.
What other teams does Nicholls State University field?
Nicholls State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Thibodaux, LA |
| Enrollment | 4,737 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Nicholls State University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Nicholls State University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Southland Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Nicholls State University women's tennis?
- Nicholls State University competes in NCAA Division I in the Southland Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Nicholls State University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Nicholls State University is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Nicholls State University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4 players per coach, in line with the Southland Conference median of 4.3.
- How much does it cost to attend Nicholls State University?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Nicholls State University?
- Nicholls State University is in Thibodaux, LA, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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