Wayne State College
Wayne, NE · Public · Town (distant) · WSC
Public institution in Wayne, NE · 3,041 undergraduates · $47,075 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 18%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 23%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
- $15,108688th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,970358th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $7,970141st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,310455th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,000541st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,0751,239th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,8571,159th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 55.7%930th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.0%1,079th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,041689th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.6%1,381st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 263 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 32 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $55,151 | — |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $50,856 | $50,439 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,969 | $37,503 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $39,585 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $37,834 | $38,108 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $35,351 | $32,658 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,094 | $34,187 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $32,569 | — |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, OtherFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $32,569 | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $32,391 | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $30,926 | $32,284 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1910source
- Athletic nickname: "Wildcats"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Black and Goldsource
- Campus size: about 128 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* Nebraska Normal College" (1891–1909)source
- Formerly known as "* Wayne State Normal College" (1910–1921)source
- Formerly known as "* Wayne State Normal College and Teachers College" (1921–1949)source
- Formerly known as "* Wayne State Teachers College" (1949–1963)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: NSICsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,489,067 (M $921,235 · W $567,832)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- 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 Wayne State College’s 3,041 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NE
- University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, NE · 4,130 undergrads
- Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE · 4,231 undergrads
- Chadron State CollegeChadron, NE · 1,634 undergrads
- Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln, NE · 1,514 undergrads
- Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, NE · 1,270 undergrads
- Midland UniversityFremont, NE · 1,191 undergrads
Elsewhere
- St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN · 3,049 undergrads
- Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, OK · 3,031 undergrads
- Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL · 3,030 undergrads
- Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, CO · 3,028 undergrads
- Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, MD · 3,027 undergrads
- Baker CollegeOwosso, MI · 3,026 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitewsc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 181783)
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- Compare with University of Nebraska at KearneySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Wayne State College vs University of Nebraska at KearneyHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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