Nicholls State University vs Brigham Young University

Thibodaux, LA · Provo, UT · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE LA × UT
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Brigham Young University: enrollment grew +16.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +440 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.
  • Nicholls State University: enrollment ranged 4,772–5,682 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Nicholls State University: acceptance rate eased +10.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.57).
  • Brigham Young University: acceptance rate eased +40.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.75).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Nicholls State University vs Brigham Young University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Brigham Young University leads on median debt at graduation ($11,069 vs $22,675 at Nicholls State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Brigham Young University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($75,790 vs $45,454 at Nicholls State University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Brigham Young University leads on 150%-time completion (81.6% vs 54.0% at Nicholls State University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Nicholls State University and Brigham Young University?
Brigham Young University leads on median debt at graduation at $11,069 versus $22,675 at Nicholls State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Nicholls State University and Brigham Young University?
Brigham Young University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $75,790 versus $45,454 at Nicholls State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Nicholls State University and Brigham Young University?
Brigham Young University leads on 150%-time completion at 81.6% versus 54.0% at Nicholls State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025