- The Inkwell
- Nebraska
- Hastings College
Hastings, NETown: distantZIP 68901Founded 1882
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1882
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hastings.edu
NebraskaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Hastings College
Hastings College is a private nonprofit college in Hastings, Nebraska, with 891 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $22,320 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention66%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans61%
$22,320net price / year
72%admission rate
1320average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$56,094median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,407median debt
#982 of 1,704 for earnings#1,044 of 1,739 for lowest net price#896 of 1,738 for graduation rate#614 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $53,739tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,280
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,280
- Average net price
- $22,320national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,870
$30,001–48,000$17,781
$48,001–75,000$18,807
$75,001–110,000$22,115
$110,001+$26,887
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,644
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,094middle 50%: $39,671–$78,651
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,407
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,651
Median, Hastings College$56,094
Lower quarter$39,671
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
- 891
- Part-time
- 0.1%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,146 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,984
- Endowment, end of year
- $105,785,120
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic15%
Black4.4%
Asian1.0%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident6.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.1%
Unknown9.1%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Parks, recreation & fitness11%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies8.9%
Social sciences8.4%
Education7.8%
Communication & journalism6.8%
Visual & performing arts6.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 181127. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5680304.