16 colleges in Nebraska, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Peru State College at $11,632.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru State College Peru, NE |
$11,632$22,240 | 38% | — |
| 2 | Chadron State College Chadron, NE |
$12,549$21,132 | 50% | — |
| 3 | University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE |
$13,441$21,120 | 47% | 87% |
| 4 | Wayne State College Wayne, NE |
$15,360$22,565 | 52% | — |
| 5 | University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE |
$16,242$25,808 | 58% | 89% |
| 6 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NE |
$17,550$23,531 | 33% | — |
| 7 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE |
$17,747$26,697 | 67% | 87% |
| 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE |
$18,327$53,569 | 66% | 80% |
| 9 | Clarkson College Omaha, NE |
$19,241$24,670 | 47% | 78% |
| 10 | Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE |
$21,863$32,835 | 60% | 73% |
| 11 | Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE |
$23,965$53,292 | 65% | 86% |
| 12 | Hastings College Hastings, NE |
$24,452$51,422 | 49% | 72% |
| 13 | Midland University Fremont, NE |
$26,267$55,719 | 42% | 66% |
| 14 | Doane University Crete, NE |
$26,364$57,836 | 57% | 98% |
| 15 | Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE |
$26,919$32,845 | 70% | 67% |
| 16 | Creighton University Omaha, NE |
$31,568$63,423 | 83% | 80% |