BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Hastings College

Hastings, Nebraska·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·hastings.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
Total enrollment
956
peer median 924
Avg net price
$21,554
+$335 vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,102
2,102 candidates competed
Admitted
1,506
71.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
267
17.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
49%
4-year graduation
39%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
45%
Non-Pell
46%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 44 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
4
9.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing4 · 9.1%
  • No Data40 · 90.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
40

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+12.9%
$40,723 vs $36,082
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+33.7%
$48,238 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+70.3%
$61,465 vs $36,082
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+79.3%
$64,708 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
66%
$27,000 debt · $40,723 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
44%
$27,000 debt · $61,465 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$25,000 debt · $64,708 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1916Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 2

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,273
$30–48k$18,019
$48–75k$18,749
$75–110k$22,393
$110k+$25,685

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$21,554
+$335vs Baccalaureate median $21,219
Federal loans
63.9%
In-state tuition
$36,130
Out-of-state
$36,130

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 317 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $6.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
317
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,788,839 total
Direct Loans
$6.1M
1,055 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.7M
399 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
509 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$56K
6 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.6M
141 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 371 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
371
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.3%
2017
8.1%
2018
2.9%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Hastings College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs68
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

263 total completions
01Business
6524.7%
02Education
6324.0%
03Visual/Performing Arts
3111.8%
04Social Sciences
218.0%
05Biological Sciences
207.6%
06Psychology
186.8%
07Parks/Recreation
155.7%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
134.9%
09Physical Sciences
93.4%
10History
83.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
956
12-mo unduplicated
1,043
Undergraduate
1,017
Graduate
26

Gender split

Men
48%499
Women
52%544

Race / ethnicity composition

White
64.4%
Hispanic
11.8%
Unknown
7.3%
Non-resident
6.3%
Black
5.6%
Two or more
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.5%
Asian
1.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
631
369 M · 262 W
Women athletes
41.5%
Athletic aid
$5.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.0M
$2.0M
Recruiting expense
$23K
$12K
Head-coach salaries
$42K
$36K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
75 M · 84 W
$880K
Football
108 M ·
$1.4M
Soccer
29 M · 45 W
$1.1M
Baseball
73 M ·
$856K
Basketball
42 M · 29 W
$1.2M
Wrestling
27 M · 25 W
$666K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
7.48
7 offenses · 936 students

3-year trend

7.132 yrs ago6.341 yr ago7.48Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
20
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Fondling
3
Burglary
1

By location

7total
  • On campus7

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs01
Liquor032

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
58

Hastings College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Hastings College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectHastings College
49%956$21,554Baccalaureate
York University
47%51.9%532$20,129Baccalaureate
Union Adventist University
58%100.0%729$20,884Baccalaureate
Kansas Wesleyan University
49%71.9%1,021$23,369Baccalaureate
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
51%56.9%1,041$25,477Baccalaureate
Dakota Wesleyan University
48%73.4%892$19,300Baccalaureate
Peer group median49%71.9%924$21,219

Frequently asked questions about Hastings College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Hastings College.

What is the graduation rate at Hastings College?

Hastings College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Hastings College?

Hastings College reports a total enrollment of 956 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Hastings College?

The average net price at Hastings College is $21,554 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Hastings College?

Hastings College's yield rate is 17.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Hastings College located?

Hastings College is located in Hastings, Nebraska 68901.

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