Peru State College
Peru, NE · Public · Rural (remote) · PSC · Peru State
Public institution in Peru, NE · 1,141 undergraduates · $47,071 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 20%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 21%Average net price
- Top 21%Cost of attendance
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
- $11,401412th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,280395th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,280160th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,743412th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,875872nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,0711,240th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,1501,277th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 37.7%1,567th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 62.7%1,518th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1411,285th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.8%997th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 330 mi (MSP)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 20 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $43,638 | $45,207 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $37,568 | — |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $37,328 | $36,041 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $34,908 | $26,739 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $34,348 | $39,369 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $33,637 | $33,281 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $27,784 | $35,060 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $26,353 | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1865source
- Athletic nickname: "Bobcats"source
- School colors: #003CA4 and #FFFFFFsource
- Mascot: Bob the Bobcatsource
- Motto: ""Campus of a thousand oaks""source
- Campus size: about 104 acressource
- Formerly known as "Mount Vernon School" (1865–1866)source
- Formerly known as "Peru Seminary and College" (1866–1867)source
- Formerly known as "Nebraska State Normal School" (1867–1921)source
- Formerly known as "Nebraska State Teachers College at Peru" (1921–1949)source
- Formerly known as "Peru State Teachers College" (1949–1963)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $590,690 (M $261,565 · W $204,084 · Coed $125,041)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Peru State College’s 1,141 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NE
- Midland UniversityFremont, NE · 1,191 undergrads
- Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, NE · 1,270 undergrads
- Doane UniversityCrete, NE · 981 undergrads
- Hastings CollegeHastings, NE · 957 undergrads
- University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · 861 undergrads
- Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln, NE · 1,514 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA · 1,141 undergrads
- Dean CollegeFranklin, MA · 1,142 undergrads
- University of PikevillePikeville, KY · 1,140 undergrads
- Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, WA · 1,139 undergrads
- Fisher CollegeBoston, MA · 1,138 undergrads
- Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, ID · 1,138 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteperu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 181534)
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