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
- $28,0711,653rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $40,4911,671st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $40,4911,645th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $55,5101,616th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,316894th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,009801st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 55.9%928th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.4%1,129th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 89.5%1,220th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9811,372nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 28.0%1,318th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $69,338 | $61,020 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,019 | $50,022 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $40,253 | $44,077 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $35,954 | — |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,162 | $34,348 |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | $30,409 | $31,314 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $29,685 | $33,993 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $27,669 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $26,353 | $18,771 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | $29,685 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitedoane.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 181020)
- Compare colleges in NERe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in NebraskaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Doane University vs Hastings CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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