2025 Cheapest Nebraska College Costs Rankings
Among Nebraska colleges, Chadron State College has the cheapest tuition & fees ($7,564) and Wayne State College has the second lowest tuition & fees ($7,923) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Nebraska College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Nebraska College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chadron State College Chadron, NE | $7,564 | $11,183 | - | - | 2,260 | 38% | 16 to 1 |
| 2 | Wayne State College Wayne, NE | $7,923 | $9,960 | - | - | 4,773 | 56% | 22 to 1 |
| 3 | Peru State College Peru, NE | $8,280 | $9,408 | - | - | 1,799 | 38% | 20 to 1 |
| 4 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | $8,886 | $12,432 | - | - | 13,841 | 56% | 13 to 1 |
| 5 | Doane University-Graduate and Professional Studies Lincoln, NE | $11,370 | $7,318 | - | - | 1,609 | - | 14 to 1 |
| 6 | University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE | $15,920 | $15,570 | 1,060 | 85.8% | 6,041 | 60% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 | University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE | $22,358 | $16,860 | - | 86.9% | 15,058 | 47% | 15 to 1 |
| 8 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | $27,748 | $20,318 | 1,200 | 77.1% | 23,805 | 66% | 16 to 1 |
| 9 | University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE | $33,890 | $26,961 | - | - | 3,660 | - | 2 to 1 |
| 10 | Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE | $39,330 | $7,650 | 1,140 | 90.0% | 3,047 | 64% | 12 to 1 |
Qualified Nebraska Colleges in Core Admission Stats
