- The Inkwell
- Nebraska
- Wayne State College
Wayne, NETown: distantZIP 68787Founded 1910
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1910
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wsc.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
NebraskaPublic
Wayne State College
Wayne State College is a public college in Wayne, Nebraska, with 3,010 undergraduates. It graduates 56% within six years and costs $15,534 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Retention72%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans33%
$15,534net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$50,482median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,483median debt
#1,235 of 1,704 for earnings#531 of 1,739 for lowest net price#799 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
- $23,476tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,420
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $8,420
- Average net price
- $15,534national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,302
$30,001–48,000$11,919
$48,001–75,000$12,934
$75,001–110,000$16,992
$110,001+$19,309
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 college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,572
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,482middle 50%: $36,451–$68,312
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,483
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$68,312
Median, Wayne State College$50,482
Lower quarter$36,451
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
- 3,010
- Part-time
- 7.0%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 50%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,347 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,016
- Endowment, end of year
- $33,294,918
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic10%
Black2.6%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races3.4%
U.S. nonresident6.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.4%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education24%
Business & management20%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.9%
Engineering technologies8.6%
Computer & information sciences6.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.0%
Psychology4.9%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE | $17,891 | 62% | $55,176 |
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| Peru State College Peru, NE | $10,005 | 37% | $47,905 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE | $12,898 | 51% | $59,749 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | $16,214 | 69% | $61,819 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI | $15,451 | 58% | $66,166 |
| Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX | $15,928 | 55% | $54,376 |
| Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC | $15,287 | 54% | $54,702 |
| State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY | $16,300 | 58% | $63,727 |
| University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO | $15,554 | 52% | $52,739 |
| Emporia State University Emporia, KS | $14,364 | 57% | $50,860 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 181783. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7976637.