2024 Nebraska Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at Nebraska colleges, total 80,232 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $9,826 where the 2024 average tuition & fees of the Nebraska colleges is $17,593.
For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 84%% of students (15,228 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 Concordia University-Nebraska has the lowest graduation rate of 46%.
- For all undergraduate students, Doane University has the highest amount of grant aid of $26,418 and Bellevue University has the lowest amount of grant aid of $3,695.
- For first-time full-time students, Concordia University-Nebraska has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 100% and Bryan College of Health Sciences has the lowest graduation rate of 55%.
- For first-time full-time students, Doane University has the highest amount of grant aid of $29,479 and Bellevue University has the lowest amount of grant aid of $4,990.
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) | 5,032 | 57% | $3,695 | 69 | 73% | $4,990 |
| Clarkson College Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $15,168 ($13,032) | 370 | 61% | $7,021 | 17 | 77% | $9,554 |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $20,070 ($15,190) | 399 | 64% | $9,162 | 26 | 55% | $7,233 |
| Central Community College Grand Island, NE Public, 2-4 years | $4,800 ($3,360) | 6,081 | 96% | $2,311 | 572 | 99% | $6,109 |
| Chadron State College Chadron, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $8,078 ($7,354) | 1,408 | 78% | $8,823 | 373 | 94% | $8,480 |
| College of Hair Design-Downtown Lincoln, NE Private, 2-4 years | $19,980 | 64 | 62% | $6,009 | 38 | 68% | $5,144 |
| Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $39,330 ($31,000) | 1,178 | 46% | $26,195 | 314 | 100% | $26,141 |
| Creighton University Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $47,000 ($38,750) | 4,156 | 93% | $25,560 | 1,137 | 100% | $26,918 |
| Doane University Crete, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $40,491 ($32,250) | 1,009 | 91% | $26,418 | 235 | 100% | $29,479 |
| Hastings College Hastings, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $36,130 ($29,200) | 924 | 100% | $25,615 | 294 | 100% | $25,885 |
| CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $7,140 ($6,250) | 12 | 63% | $8,725 | - | - | - |
| Joseph's College Cosmetology Lincoln, NE Private, 2-4 years | $18,800 | 116 | 72% | $6,466 | 39 | 83% | $8,503 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $14,260 ($8,302) | 4,288 | 97% | $8,945 | 944 | 100% | $7,282 |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $18,173 ($15,672) | 767 | 89% | $7,643 | 46 | 98% | $11,835 |
| Metropolitan Community College Area Omaha, NE Public, 2-4 years | $4,815 ($3,285) | 6,289 | 46% | $5,024 | 420 | 79% | $6,212 |
| Mid-Plains Community College North Platte, NE Public, 2-4 years | $4,530 ($3,600) | 1,208 | 57% | $4,603 | 238 | 100% | $6,944 |
| Midland University Fremont, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $40,270 ($31,675) | 1,187 | 89% | $25,625 | 340 | 100% | $27,057 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $22,358 ($8,370) | 8,458 | 69% | $10,482 | 1,746 | 83% | $8,180 |
| Nebraska Indian Community College Macy, NE Public, 2-4 years | $4,080 | 409 | 100% | $2,354 | 16 | 100% | $7,426 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $33,890 ($14,720) | 609 | 65% | $8,321 | - | - | - |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $41,658 ($32,894) | 1,672 | 98% | $23,493 | 405 | 100% | $26,523 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $27,748 ($10,108) | 16,197 | 83% | $11,063 | 4,269 | 91% | $10,941 |
| Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE Public, 2-4 years | $5,130 ($3,840) | 3,860 | 72% | $3,770 | 853 | 95% | $6,758 |
| Peru State College Peru, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $8,280 ($7,920) | 1,011 | 62% | $8,448 | 263 | 98% | $9,427 |
| Summit Christian College Gering, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $8,278 ($6,565) | 22 | 85% | $3,149 | 6 | 86% | $5,845 |
| College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $23,340 ($19,950) | 576 | 91% | $14,819 | 92 | 98% | $17,799 |
| Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE Public, 2-4 years | $4,260 ($3,540) | 6,961 | 74% | $2,889 | 1,067 | 100% | $4,093 |
| Union College Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $27,990 ($23,070) | 603 | 88% | $14,516 | 117 | 100% | $15,293 |
| Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Curtis, NE Public, 2-4 years | $5,756 ($5,602) | 216 | 77% | $6,999 | 44 | 41% | $5,740 |
| Wayne State College Wayne, NE Public, 4 years four-years | $7,970 ($7,688) | 2,549 | 68% | $8,518 | 753 | 96% | $7,838 |
| Western Nebraska Community College Scottsbluff, NE Public, 2-4 years | $3,360 ($3,000) | 1,658 | 97% | $4,394 | 237 | 98% | $10,297 |
| York University York, NE Private, 4 years four-years | $21,600 ($18,760) | 424 | 97% | $13,892 | 112 | 100% | $13,665 |
| Capitol Beauty School Omaha, NE Private, 2-4 years | $18,100 | 107 | 37% | $5,311 | 38 | 42% | $5,386 |
| Xenon International Academy-Omaha Omaha, NE Private, 2-4 years | $17,750 | 189 | 70% | $4,565 | 30 | 63% | $5,448 |
| Little Priest Tribal College Winnebago, NE Public, 2-4 years | $5,400 ($5,140) | 91 | 55% | $5,394 | 10 | 77% | $4,884 |
| Myotherapy Institute Lincoln, NE Private, 2-4 years | $16,390 | 7 | 50% | $6,050 | 3 | 50% | $5,060 |
| Universal College of Healing Arts Omaha, NE Private, 2-4 years | $11,822 | 13 | 93% | $6,495 | 2 | 100% | $4,060 |
| College of Hair Design-East Campus Lincoln, NE Private, 2-4 years | $21,916 | 86 | 43% | $4,780 | 59 | 48% | $3,936 |
| Entourage Institute of Beauty and Esthetics Lincoln, NE Private, 2-4 years | $18,050 | 26 | 50% | $5,661 | 4 | 33% | $7,052 |
| Average | $17,593 | 80,232 | 74% | $9,826 | 15,228 | 84% | $10,903 |