Chadron State College
Chadron, NE · Public four-year · Town: Remote
1,785undergraduates
$13,852average net price per year
38%graduate in 6 years
70%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
30 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Education (12)
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (49 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- History Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (28 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (94 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (28 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (1)
- Range Science and Management Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Physical Sciences, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (7)
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Educational Administration and Supervision, Other Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Organizational Behavior Studies Master's
- Counseling Psychology Master's
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $8,078
- Housing and food on campus
- $9,248
- Books and supplies
- $1,300
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,512
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $23,138
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $23,138
- Total cost living at home
- $12,290
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $10,639 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $10,954 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $13,550 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $15,009 |
| Over $110,000 | $15,418 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 99%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 95%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $6,849
- Got a grant from the college
- 87%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,762
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 36%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 63%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,088
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 26%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 38%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 38%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 40%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 38%
- Transferred to another college
- 38%
- Came back for year two
- 70%
| Pell grant students | 31% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 30% |
| Neither | 46% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 202 | 42% |
| Men | 192 | 34% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 20% (small group) |
| Asian | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| Black | 16 | 25% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 50 | 38% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 295 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 25% |
| Race unknown | 2 | 0% (small group) |
| International | 3 | 33% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 433 | 39% | 40% |
| Started here, part-time | 18 | 22% (small group) | 33% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 232 | 53% | 19% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 108 | 36% | 28% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 2,205
- Undergraduates
- 1,785
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,465
- Part-time undergraduates
- 320
- Graduate students
- 420
- Students per faculty member
- 15 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 50%
- From out of state
- 49%
- From other countries
- 1%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 20%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 40%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 5%
| Women | 64% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 12% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 76% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Remote
- Address
- 1000 Main St, Chadron, NE, 69337-2690
- County
- Dawes County
- Part of
- Nebraska State College System
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.