Doane University

Doane University is a private nonprofit college in Crete, NE. Its average net price is $28,885 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$26,679
$30,001 to $48,000$25,204
$48,001 to $75,000$24,727
$75,001 to $110,000$28,886
$110,001 and up$31,335
$45,246Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$45,246Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$28,885Average Net Price
$12,786Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,102Books and Supplies
$4,674Other Expenses
24.2%Students on Pell Grants
46.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

98.0%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,370
8 years after entry$53,413
10 years after entry$57,009
59.2%Graduation Rate
79.2%Retention Rate
$25,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Crete, NELocation
Distant townSetting
978Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Agricultural Business$54,084 National median for this major n=4,648Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$54,853 Small program - rough guide n=62$25,707 Small program - rough guide n=62
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other$33,804 National median for this major n=594Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published

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