Nicolet College

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#17374 / #4376
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Public two-year college in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, U.S.

Nicolet College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#4376
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$4,951
Graduation rate
58%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
663

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About Nicolet College

According to Wikipedia, Nicolet College is a Public community college with its main campus in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. It has outreach centers in Carter, Crandon, Eagle River, the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Lac du Flambeau, Minocqua, Mole Lake, and Tomahawk.

Nicolet College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
62%58%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Nicolet College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$4,951
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$5,539
30K - 48K$2,723
48K - 75K$6,807
75K - 110K$5,819
110K+$11,651

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Nicolet College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Nicolet College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $40,447 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Nicolet College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
1,8761,876

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Nicolet College?

Nicolet College is located at 5364 College Drive, Rhinelander, WI 54501-0518.

How Safe is Nicolet College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Nicolet College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Nicolet College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Rhinelander has a violent crime rate of 0.10% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.74%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Nicolet College Known For?

Nicolet College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Nicolet College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Nicolet College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Criminal Justice
#5914
World Rank
#5916
Historical Rank
#2830
USA Rank

Nicolet College ranks #2830 in the U.S. and #5914 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Nursing
#7889
World Rank
#7889
Historical Rank
#2908
USA Rank

Nicolet College ranks #2908 in the U.S. and #7889 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Medical
#13076
World Rank
#13077
Historical Rank
#3648
USA Rank

Nicolet College ranks #3648 in the U.S. and #13076 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#15249
World Rank
#15255
Historical Rank
#4016
USA Rank

Nicolet College ranks #4016 in the U.S. and #15249 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees