- The Inkwell
- Nebraska
- Peru State College
Peru, NERural: remoteZIP 68421Founded 1865
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1865
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.peru.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
NebraskaPublic
Peru State College
Peru State College is a public college in Peru, Nebraska, with 1,092 undergraduates. It graduates 37% within six years and costs $10,005 a year after aid.
37%graduate
Retention64%
4-year graduation21%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans45%
$10,005net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
37%graduate in 6 years
$47,905median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,013median debt
#1,347 of 1,704 for earnings#184 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,416 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
- $22,767tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,640
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $8,640
- Average net price
- $10,005national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,332
$30,001–48,000$6,800
$48,001–75,000$6,907
$75,001–110,000$10,821
$110,001+$15,311
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 college64%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college37%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 37%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 21%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,316
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,905middle 50%: $34,703–$67,990
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,013
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$67,990
Median, Peru State College$47,905
Lower quarter$34,703
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
- 1,092
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,181 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,887
- Endowment, end of year
- $22,113,290
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic9.8%
Black14%
Asian0.5%
Two or more races5.1%
U.S. nonresident2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown0.7%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management38%
Education19%
Psychology13%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.0%
Computer & information sciences5.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.7%
Visual & performing arts2.1%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC | $10,009 | 37% | $47,125 |
| Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN | $10,026 | 39% | $52,768 |
| University of Guam Mangilao, GU | $9,964 | 39% | $40,364 |
| Francis Marion University Florence, SC | $10,890 | 38% | $47,527 |
| Clayton State University Morrow, GA | $8,868 | 38% | $54,701 |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA | $10,170 | 33% | $55,890 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 181534. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7170975.