Hastings College
Hastings, NE · Private · Town (distant) · Hastings College
Private institution in Hastings, NE · 957 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $51,303 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
- $21,5541,233rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $36,1301,536th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $36,1301,489th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $49,0511,461st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,3031,009th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,590835th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.3%1,028th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.8%1,345th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 69.9%601st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9571,385th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 28.9%1,274th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 336 mi (DEN)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 44 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $46,478 | $42,728 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $43,426 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $39,369 | $37,568 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $36,560 | $32,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,993 | $36,992 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| BiopsychologyMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | $48,041 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)source
- Founded in 1882source
- Athletic nickname: "Broncos"source
- Motto: "Pro Rege (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 120 acressource
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Clayton Andersonsource
Athletics — 13 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,002,778 (M $3,562,531 · W $2,246,747 · Coed $193,500)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Rifle
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitehastings.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 181127)
- 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: Hastings College vs Doane UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
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