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Doane UniversityTuition & Cost · 2025–26

Private nonprofitCrete, Nebraska978 undergraduates · Fall 2024
In-state tuition & fees
$45,246
Academic year 2025–26

Tuition and fees only; living costs excluded.

About this number

Published in-state tuition and required fees. This does not include living costs. Public colleges may have separate in-district rates that are not in this package.
Source field: TUITIONFEE_IN. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2025–26. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Out-of-state tuition & fees
$45,246
Academic year 2025–26

Tuition and fees only; living costs excluded.

About this number

Published out-of-state tuition and required fees, excluding living costs.
Source field: TUITIONFEE_OUT. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2025–26. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Average net price
$28,885
Academic year 2024–25

After grants and scholarships; loans are not deducted.

About this number

Average cost after grants and scholarships for full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving Title IV aid. Public-college figures cover in-state students. Loans are not deducted. Your actual price may differ.
Source field: NPT4_PRIV. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Average cost before aid
$61,919
Academic year 2024–25

Includes tuition, books and living expenses.

About this number

Average cost of attendance before grants: tuition, fees, books, supplies and living expenses for full-time, first-time students receiving Title IV aid. Living arrangements vary; this is not an individual quote.
Source field: COSTT4_A. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

01 / Beyond the sticker price

Reported costs at Doane University.

Attendance cost includes tuition and required fees, books, supplies and living expenses. Net price subtracts grants and scholarships, but not loans. Each average below has its own reporting period.

Before and after grants.

Average cost before grants

$61,919

Academic year 2024–25

Tuition, fees, books, supplies and living expenses.

Average net price after grants

$28,885

Academic year 2024–25

Costs after grants and scholarships; loans are not deducted.

Historical averages; their difference is not an aid award or a saving you can expect.

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

Definitions and source years

Net price includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, after grants and scholarships. Loans are not subtracted.

First-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal financial aid (Title IV). These averages do not cover every student.

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

  • Before grants: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field COSTT4_A. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • After grants: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT4_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. These are historical group averages, not a current bill, aid offer or personal estimate.

02 / Historical averages by family income

Average cost after grants, by family income.

Average total cost after grants and scholarships for each family-income group. Includes living expenses; loans are not deducted.

Academic year 2024–25

5 of 5 family-income groups have reported averages. Longer bars mean higher reported costs after grants.

Average net price after grants (U.S. dollars)
Family income
$0$20,000$40,000
Reported cost
$0–30,000$26,679
$30,001–48,000$25,204
$48,001–75,000$24,727
$75,001–110,000$28,886
$110,001+$31,335

First-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal financial aid (Title IV).

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

What is included and where these figures come from

Net price includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, after grants and scholarships. Loans are not subtracted.

First-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal financial aid (Title IV). These averages do not cover every student.

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

  • Family income $0–30,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT41_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $30,001–48,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT42_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $48,001–75,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT43_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $75,001–110,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT44_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $110,001+: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT45_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. These are historical group averages, not a current bill, aid offer or personal estimate.

Older income-group observations

These separately dated observations are retained history. Source-file years may differ from the year costs were measured. They are not replacements for missing current groups.

Historical average net price after grants · U.S. dollars
Family incomeSource-file yearAverage net price
$0–30,0002024–25$21,129
$30,001–48,0002024–25$24,188
$48,001–75,0002024–25$24,225
$75,001–110,0002024–25$26,122
$110,001+2024–25$29,410

03 / Help paying for college

The financial aid picture.

Pell Grant recipients

24.2%

Share of undergraduates · Academic year 2024–25

About this number

Share of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants. This is not the share receiving any financial aid.
Source field: PCTPELL. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Federal loan recipients

46.7%

Share of undergraduates · Academic year 2024–25

About this number

Share of undergraduates receiving federal student loans. Loans must generally be repaid; they are not grant aid.
Source field: PCTFLOAN. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Grants lower your cost. Loans help fund it, but usually need to be repaid.

04 / What borrowers leave with

Debt, in perspective.

$25,000
Median federal debt among graduates who borrowed

Pooled FY2024 and FY2025 cohorts. Includes only borrowers who completed.

About this number

Median cumulative federal student-loan debt among borrowers who completed. This is not an average across all students. Federal debt may be reported for a group of campuses sharing a federal aid identifier.
Source field: GRAD_DEBT_MDN. Source-file year: 2024-2025. Coverage: Pooled FY2024 and FY2025 cohorts. Official cohort note: NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

05 / After you enroll

Finishing. Then earning.

59.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time

First-time, full-time students · Fall 2019 / academic year 2019–20 entry cohort

About this number

Share of first-time, full-time students who complete at this institution within 150% of normal program time. Typically six years for a bachelor’s degree, three for an associate’s degree; certificate lengths vary.
Source field: C150_4. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Fall 2019 / academic year 2019–20 entry cohort. Official cohort note: Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

$57,009
Median earnings 10 years after entering college

Working and not enrolled · Measured in 2022 and 2023; 2024 dollars

About this number

Median earnings among federally aided former students who are working and not enrolled. Entry-based cohorts include both completers and noncompleters. This is an earnings measure, not a guaranteed salary.
Source field: MD_EARN_WNE_P10. Source-file year: 2022-2023. Coverage: Measured in 2022 and 2023; 2024 dollars. Official cohort note: Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

06 / The longer view

Older tuition and net-price observations.

These are older reported observations, in U.S. dollars without inflation adjustment. The labels are source-file years; the retained snapshot does not establish a measurement year for every row.

Published in-state tuition and required fees (U.S. dollars)
Source-file year
$0$25,000$50,000
Reported cost
2015–16$28,790
2016–17$30,434
2017–18$32,250
2018–19$33,800
2019–20$35,300
2020–21$36,800
2021–22$37,880
2022–23$38,990
2023–24$40,491
2024–25$43,985
View retained tuition and net-price observations
Retained observations · U.S. dollars · Source-file years
Source-file yearIn-state tuition & feesOut-of-state tuition & feesAverage net price after grants
2015–16$28,790$28,790$22,206
2016–17$30,434$30,434$22,724
2017–18$32,250$32,250$24,449
2018–19$33,800$33,800$24,555
2019–20$35,300$35,300$26,507
2020–21$36,800$36,800$23,440
2021–22$37,880$37,880$23,792
2022–23$38,990$38,990$24,295
2023–24$40,491$40,491$28,071
2024–25$43,985$43,985$26,364

These rows are not current prices. Missing values are not zero. Net-price student groups and reporting practices can change, so these averages are not a continuous personal-cost trend.

07 / The major matters

A look at programs.

Reported median earnings four years after completing, for graduates working and not enrolled.

Program & credentialEarnings after 4 yearsMedian federal debt
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,602$26,324
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$59,689$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$63,983$26,991
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$74,075Not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree$54,611Not reported
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$57,414Not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$75,307Not reported
HistoryBachelor's Degree$54,475Not reported
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree$51,673$35,959
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,347$27,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$48,705$26,000
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree$54,733$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$53,163$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$48,268Not reported
About these program numbers

Up to 30 programs with reported four-year earnings, in alphabetical order. A program is identified by institution, CIP field and credential. Debt is median Stafford and Grad PLUS debt disbursed at all institutions for program completers who borrowed. Figures are drawn from the June 10, 2026 field-of-study snapshot. The existing package does not preserve exact program cohort years, so none are inferred and these figures are excluded from cross-college comparison.

Other options to explore.

Colleges in Nebraska.