Doane University
Private College in Crete, NE. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $53,316.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $53,316 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 57%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $25,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 98%, Doane University takes nearly everyone who applies. With 1,254 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 21% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 57%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 79% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Transfer-out runs to 30% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. A 11:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 981 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $26,364 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The income table below is the number that matters — $21,129 at $0–30k versus $29,410 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 95% of students receive it, averaging $28,692. Borrowing is widespread: 80% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 246 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $21,129 |
| $30–48k | $24,188 |
| $48–75k | $24,225 |
| $75–110k | $26,122 |
| $110k+ | $29,410 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 789 of these 981 students, totalling $5,453,784 — an average of $6,912 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Saline County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)