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Nichols College

Dudley, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Nichols College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Dudley, Massachusetts. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,392, made up of 1,163 undergraduates and 229 graduate students.

Nichols College offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 22 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Business/Commerce, and Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. It awarded 386 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

Within a supportive community, Nichols College transforms today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders through a dynamic, career-focused business and professional education.

Mission statement as reported by Nichols College

Key figures

1,392
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
386
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
22
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 22

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 14
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Psychology 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Social Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
267
Master's degrees
119

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,392
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,163
Graduate students, fall 2024
229
Full-time, fall 2024
81%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,563
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,265
Graduate students, 2024-25
298
Full-time, 2024-25
74%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
36%
Men
64%
White
73%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Conference of New England
President
Bill Pieczynski
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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