- The Inkwell
- Nebraska
- Chadron State College
Chadron, NETown: remoteZIP 69337Founded 1911
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1911
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.csc.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
NebraskaPublic
Chadron State College
Chadron State College is a public college in Chadron, Nebraska, with 1,540 undergraduates. It graduates 48% within six years and costs $12,662 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Retention63%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans45%
$12,662net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$51,365median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,574median debt
#1,199 of 1,704 for earnings#338 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,126 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $21,753tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,542
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $8,542
- Average net price
- $12,662national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,622
$30,001–48,000$11,619
$48,001–75,000$10,658
$75,001–110,000$14,025
$110,001+$16,303
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college63%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 63%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 49%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,204
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,365middle 50%: $33,705–$69,507
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,574
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$69,507
Median, Chadron State College$51,365
Lower quarter$33,705
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,540
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 23.2
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 55%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,175 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,796
- Endowment, end of year
- $31,219,078
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic12%
Black3.0%
Asian0.6%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.5%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education27%
Business & management25%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies8.0%
Psychology7.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.6%
Physical sciences5.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.6%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Peru State College Peru, NE | $10,005 | 37% | $47,905 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI | $12,211 | 47% | $56,401 |
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| Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI | $12,759 | 54% | $51,936 |
| Minot State University Minot, ND | $11,490 | 45% | $56,245 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 180948. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5066497.