$53,316
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Doane University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Crete, Nebraska with 978 undergraduates and 670 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $26,364 a year (tuition and fees $43,985). It admits 98% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,316 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,364
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$43,985
US median $11,837
Admission rate
98%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,316
Rank 1,222 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,364
- Tuition and fees
- $43,985
- Cost of attendance
- $57,836
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,129
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,188
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,225
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,122
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,410
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $28,790 in 2015-16 to $43,985 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 98%
- Undergraduates
- 978
- Graduate students
- 670
- Part-time students
- 4.0%
- Women
- 45%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 64
- Endowment
- $102.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,222 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 35 in Nebraska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,364 | $16,590 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $43,985 | $9,310 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 98% | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 55% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $19,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,009 | $40,857 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,316 | $48,110 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
64 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 122 | $9,930 | $53,053 | $57,414 | $63,399 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $23,250 | $50,856 | $63,983 | $68,257 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 53 | $15,343 | $62,236 | $75,307 | $71,685 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherMaster's | Master's | 41 | $17,675 | $79,757 | Withheld | $96,656 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 38 | $15,270 | $63,309 | Withheld | $60,111 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $26,970 | $34,896 | $46,347 | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $35,302 | $59,689 | $57,214 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,359 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | Withheld | $53,163 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 13 | $31,200 | $58,702 | $74,075 | $103,485 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,294 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $27,000 | Withheld | $54,733 | $50,499 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 8 | $43,266 | $45,132 | $54,611 | $65,184 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $26,000 | $32,351 | $48,705 | $52,657 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $23,702 | $52,160 | $65,602 | $76,194 |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $23,484 | $38,613 | $51,673 | $48,597 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,475 | $50,680 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Crete and Nebraska on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Nebraska
- Homes: Homes for sale in Nebraska
Questions and answers
How much does Doane University cost?
$26,364 a year is the average net price at Doane University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $43,985, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $57,836. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,129 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Doane University?
98% of applicants are admitted to Doane University. The median admission rate of colleges in Nebraska is 79%.
How much do Doane University graduates earn?
$53,316 a year is the median pay of former Doane University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,009 after 6 years). That ranks 1,222 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 35 in Nebraska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $80,849.
How much student debt do Doane University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Doane University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 66% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Doane University?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Doane University finish within 6 years. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Doane University?
Curriculum and Instruction (122 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (54 bachelor's graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (53 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 64 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.