Hastings College
Private College in Hastings, NE. Six-year graduation rate 49%. Median 10-year earnings $51,303.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $51,303 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 49% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates leave owing a median of $27,000 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
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
Hastings College accepts 72% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. The applicant pool runs to 2,102, typical for a school of this reach. Only 18% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere. 4% of enrolled first-years submitted an ACT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
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 | 26–30 | 12 (4%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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49% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 66% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. At 14:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 959 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $24,406 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $21,646 at $0–30k against $27,290 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 99% of students receive it, averaging $27,546. 63% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 323 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 | $21,646 |
| $30–48k | $18,812 |
| $48–75k | $21,933 |
| $75–110k | $24,986 |
| $110k+ | $27,290 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 607 of these 959 students, totalling $3,926,840 — an average of $6,469 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Adams 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)