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Doane University

Crete, NE · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Crete, NE · 981 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $53,316 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$28,0711,643rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$40,4911,654th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$40,4911,628th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$55,5101,601st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,316890th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,009800th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.9%923rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.4%1,122nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
89.5%1,209th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
9811,370th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
28.0%1,304th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 350 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 51 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$69,338$61,020
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,019$50,022
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$40,253$44,077
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$35,954—
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$32,162$34,348
Human Services, GeneralPublic Administrationbachelors$30,409$31,314
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$29,685$33,993
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$27,669—
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$26,353$18,771
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors—$29,685
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NAIA Division II · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,013,986 (M $3,531,484 · W $2,458,502 · Coed $24,000)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Doane University’s 981 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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