Nichols College

Nichols College is a private nonprofit college in Dudley, MA. Its average net price is $31,983 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$29,698
$30,001 to $48,000$27,466
$48,001 to $75,000$32,569
$75,001 to $110,000$31,725
$110,001 and up$33,136
$44,950Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$44,950Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$31,983Average Net Price
$17,020Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,400Books and Supplies
$2,500Other Expenses
31.9%Students on Pell Grants
75.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

80.8%Acceptance Rate
528 to 623SAT Reading, Middle Half
500 to 613SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$57,055
8 years after entry$63,474
10 years after entry$66,716
53.5%Graduation Rate
72.5%Retention Rate
$26,046Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Dudley, MALocation
Large suburbSetting
1,163Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$57,747 Small program - rough guide n=32$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=34
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Business and Commerce$57,508 Small program - rough guide n=73$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=77
Business/Corporate Communications$50,777 National median for this major n=985Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Computer Systems Analysis$65,104 National median for this major n=1,196Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=44
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Marketing$52,721 Small program - rough guide n=35$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Real Estate$62,470 National median for this major n=1,522Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$39,416 Small program - rough guide n=51$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=64

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