Wayne State College
Wayne, NE · Public four-year · Town: Distant
3,934undergraduates
$15,458average net price per year
56%graduate in 6 years
73%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
46 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Education (14)
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (68 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (136 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (71 awarded)
Psychology (2)
- Counseling Psychology Bachelor's (31 awarded)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (2)
- Applied Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other Bachelor's (40 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (3)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Computer Support Specialist Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Information Science/Studies Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (34 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Physical Fitness Technician Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (2)
- Child Care Provider/Assistant Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Geography Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Social Sciences, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Health and Wellness, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Science technologies/technicians (1)
- Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (12)
- College Student Counseling and Personnel Services Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's
- Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship Master's
- Secondary School Administration/Principalship Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Superintendency and Educational System Administration Post-master's certificate
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Organizational Behavior Studies Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $7,970
- Housing and food on campus
- $9,624
- Books and supplies
- $1,488
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,690
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $22,772
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $22,772
- Total cost living at home
- $13,148
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $11,461 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $11,502 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $14,607 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $17,749 |
| Over $110,000 | $17,721 |
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
- 97%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $5,875
- Got a grant from the college
- 54%
- Average grant from the college
- $2,871
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 27%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 56%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,591
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 40%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 54%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 56%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 51%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 56%
- Transferred to another college
- 29%
- Came back for year two
- 73%
| Pell grant students | 41% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 51% |
| Neither | 69% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 352 | 59% |
| Men | 253 | 51% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 4 | 25% (small group) |
| Black | 25 | 12% |
| Hispanic | 48 | 42% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 486 | 61% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 32% |
| Race unknown | 6 | 67% (small group) |
| International | 6 | 67% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 638 | 51% | 35% |
| Started here, part-time | 3 | 0% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 256 | 66% | 21% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 62 | 44% | 52% |
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
- 4,807
- Undergraduates
- 3,934
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,835
- Part-time undergraduates
- 1,099
- Graduate students
- 873
- Students per faculty member
- 19 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 78%
- From out of state
- 16%
- From other countries
- 6%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 7%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 8%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 4%
| Women | 59% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 3% |
| Hispanic | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 75% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 4% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 1111 Main St, Wayne, NE, 68787
- County
- Wayne County
- Part of
- Nebraska State College System
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, 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.