Peru State College
Peru, NE · Public four-year · Rural: Remote
1,452undergraduates
$11,855average net price per year
38%graduate in 6 years
63%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
28 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (64 awarded)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Education (10)
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Education, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
History (2)
- History, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Public/Applied History Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Social sciences (1)
- Social Sciences, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (2)
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Organizational Behavior Studies Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $8,280
- Housing and food on campus
- $10,016
- Books and supplies
- $960
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,220
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $22,476
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $22,476
- Total cost living at home
- $12,460
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $9,266 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $8,226 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $12,899 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $13,364 |
| Over $110,000 | $15,079 |
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
- 98%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $8,964
- Got a grant from the college
- 84%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,072
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 34%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 54%
- Average amount borrowed
- $4,884
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 27%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 36%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 38%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 40%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 38%
- Transferred to another college
- 31%
- Came back for year two
- 63%
| Pell grant students | 29% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 41% |
| Neither | 50% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 119 | 45% |
| Men | 109 | 29% |
| Asian | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| Black | 33 | 12% |
| Hispanic | 13 | 23% (small group) |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 162 | 46% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 23% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| International | 3 | 33% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 258 | 39% | 33% |
| Started here, part-time | 18 | 28% (small group) | 22% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 180 | 51% | 26% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 123 | 42% | 27% |
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
- 1,638
- Undergraduates
- 1,452
- Full-time undergraduates
- 926
- Part-time undergraduates
- 526
- Graduate students
- 186
- Students per faculty member
- 16 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 22%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 34%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 5%
| Women | 60% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 10% |
| Hispanic | 8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 75% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Rural: Remote
- Address
- 600 Hoyt Street, Peru, NE, 68421-0010
- County
- Nemaha County
- Part of
- Nebraska State College System
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NAIA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, 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.