2026 Cheapest Nebraska College Costs Rankings
Among Nebraska colleges, Wayne State College has the cheapest tuition & fees ($8,171) and Chadron State College has the second lowest tuition & fees ($8,294) based on academic year 2024-2025 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 | Wayne State College Wayne, NE | $8,171 | $10,194 | - | - | 4,666 | 52% | 19 to 1 |
| 2 | Chadron State College Chadron, NE | $8,294 | $10,293 | - | - | 2,098 | 50% | 15 to 1 |
| 3 | Doane University-Graduate and Professional Studies Lincoln, NE | $11,370 | $7,318 | - | - | 1,609 | - | 14 to 1 |
| 4 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | $12,873 | $12,630 | - | - | 14,667 | 33% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 | University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE | $16,484 | $16,074 | 1,030 | 89.5% | 5,881 | 58% | 14 to 1 |
| 6 | University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE | $23,206 | $17,500 | - | 87.0% | 14,972 | 47% | 15 to 1 |
| 7 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | $28,584 | $20,944 | 1,200 | 87.5% | 24,393 | 67% | 17 to 1 |
| 8 | University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE | $39,962 | $21,696 | - | - | 3,988 | - | 3 to 1 |
| 9 | Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE | $40,640 | $8,100 | - | 85.7% | 3,479 | 65% | 14 to 1 |
| 10 | Doane University Crete, NE | $41,985 | $10,173 | - | 98.0% | 1,985 | 57% | 11 to 1 |
Qualified Nebraska Colleges in Core Admission Stats
