Summit Christian College
Private College in Gering, NE. Six-year graduation rate 25%.
- ! Graduation rate 25% — below national average
Admissions
Summit Christian College admits 42% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly three in five applicants are turned away. The applicant pool is small at 12, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. Yield is high — 80% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
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 | — | 1 (25%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | 3 (75%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A six-year graduation rate of 25% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 100% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. A 3:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. 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 20 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $21,803 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Grant aid reaches 70% of students at an average of $5,607.
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 · 1 students
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Scotts Bluff 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)