2024 Nebraska Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at Nebraska colleges, total 67,004 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $10,194 where the 2024 average tuition & fees of the Nebraska colleges is $17,565.
For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 83%% of students (14,178 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
Nebraska College Financial Aid Statistics
The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest financial aid amount and percent received. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.
- For all undergraduate students, Hastings College has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 100% and Bellevue University has the lowest graduation rate of 34%.
- For all undergraduate students, Concordia University-Nebraska has the highest amount of grant aid of $28,859 and Bellevue University has the lowest amount of grant aid of $4,902.
- For first-time full-time students, Concordia University-Nebraska has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 100% and Bellevue University has the lowest graduation rate of 55%.
- For first-time full-time students, Doane University has the highest amount of grant aid of $29,398 and Wayne State College has the lowest amount of grant aid of $5,875.
Financial Aid Amount Comparison Between Nebraska Colleges
The following table lists Nebraska colleges with average amount of financial aid received and numbers for undergraduate programs.
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| College name | Tuition & Fees | All Undergraduate | Full-time First-Time Undergraduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | ||
| Bellevue University Bellevue, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $8,886 ($7,752) | 3,693 | 34% | $4,902 | 93 | 55% | $6,685 |
| Clarkson College Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $15,168 ($13,032) | 382 | 61% | $6,817 | 25 | 81% | $9,641 |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $18,473 ($15,190) | 428 | 72% | $10,203 | 46 | 74% | $6,891 |
| Central Community College Grand Island, NE Public, 2-4 years | $4,800 ($3,360) | 2,089 | 32% | $4,528 | 460 | 81% | $5,695 |
| Chadron State College Chadron, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $7,564 | 1,470 | 81% | $7,625 | 299 | 95% | $6,849 |
| College of Hair Design-Downtown Lincoln, NE Private, 2-4 years | $19,980 | 57 | 55% | $7,435 | 25 | 51% | $5,688 |
| Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $39,330 ($31,000) | 1,121 | 42% | $28,859 | 335 | 100% | $27,090 |
| Creighton University Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $47,000 ($38,750) | 3,964 | 92% | $26,742 | 1,026 | 100% | $27,809 |
| Doane University Crete, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $40,491 ($32,250) | 899 | 91% | $27,649 | 239 | 100% | $29,398 |
| Hastings College Hastings, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $36,130 ($29,200) | 918 | 100% | $26,543 | 264 | 100% | $27,197 |
| CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $7,140 ($6,250) | 24 | 100% | $2,929 | - | - | - |
| Joseph's College Cosmetology Lincoln, NE Private, 2-4 years | $18,800 | 97 | 64% | $6,413 | 37 | 77% | $8,151 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $15,920 ($8,270) | 3,383 | 79% | $10,462 | 731 | 86% | $8,779 |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $17,996 ($15,672) | 721 | 89% | $8,187 | 37 | 100% | $9,974 |
| Metropolitan Community College Area Omaha, NE Public, 2-4 years | $4,815 ($3,285) | 4,563 | 31% | $4,236 | 435 | 78% | $4,793 |
| Mid-Plains Community College North Platte, NE Public, 2-4 years | $4,530 ($3,600) | 965 | 46% | $4,180 | 250 | 84% | $5,453 |
| Midland University Fremont, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $40,270 ($31,675) | 1,181 | 88% | $27,667 | 321 | 99% | $28,274 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $22,358 ($8,370) | 8,934 | 74% | $9,673 | 1,813 | 79% | $7,339 |
| Nebraska Indian Community College Macy, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $4,080 | 474 | 100% | $2,248 | 18 | 100% | $10,850 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $33,890 ($14,720) | 622 | 70% | $8,946 | - | - | - |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $41,712 ($32,894) | 1,518 | 98% | $25,712 | 358 | 100% | $28,719 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $27,748 ($10,108) | 16,239 | 85% | $9,895 | 4,306 | 93% | $9,554 |
| Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE Public, 2-4 years | $5,130 ($3,840) | 3,481 | 62% | $2,730 | 610 | 68% | $5,264 |
| Peru State College Peru, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $8,280 | 954 | 61% | $8,509 | 215 | 98% | $8,964 |
| Summit Christian College Gering, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $7,928 ($6,565) | 18 | 82% | $4,175 | 3 | 100% | $5,470 |
| College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $23,340 ($19,950) | 487 | 90% | $16,113 | 88 | 100% | $19,829 |
| Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE Public, 2-4 years | $3,976 ($3,388) | 3,253 | 34% | $4,026 | 777 | 71% | $4,388 |
| Union Adventist University Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $27,990 ($23,070) | 480 | 79% | $17,032 | 90 | 100% | $17,026 |
| Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Curtis, NE Public, 2-4 years | $5,756 | 185 | 61% | $6,313 | 73 | 72% | $5,331 |
| Wayne State College Wayne, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $7,923 | 2,578 | 67% | $7,101 | 754 | 97% | $5,875 |
| Western Nebraska Community College Scottsbluff, NE Public, 2-4 years | $3,360 ($3,000) | 867 | 55% | $6,286 | 179 | 84% | $7,073 |
| York University York, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $21,600 ($18,760) | 406 | 96% | $16,639 | 110 | 99% | $12,987 |
| Capitol Beauty School Omaha, NE Private, 2-4 years | $18,100 | 86 | 32% | $6,487 | 18 | 20% | $4,598 |
| Stephanie Moss Academy Omaha, NE Private, 2-4 years | $17,750 | 208 | 70% | $4,937 | 41 | 76% | $5,857 |
| Little Priest Tribal College Winnebago, NE Public, 2-4 years | $5,400 | 112 | 53% | $3,336 | 18 | 82% | $3,006 |
| Myotherapy Institute Lincoln, NE Private, 2-4 years | $16,390 | 6 | 46% | $5,452 | 1 | 33% | $4,463 |
| Universal College of Healing Arts Omaha, NE Private, 2-4 years | $11,822 | 13 | 54% | $4,525 | 4 | 100% | $3,448 |
| College of Hair Design-East Campus Lincoln, NE Private, 2-4 years | $21,916 | 103 | 51% | $5,497 | 72 | 62% | $4,791 |
| Entourage Institute of Beauty and Esthetics Lincoln, NE Private, 2-4 years | $18,050 | 25 | 56% | $6,542 | 7 | 88% | $7,117 |
| Average | $17,565 | 67,004 | 68% | $10,194 | 14,178 | 83% | $10,819 |
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