Hastings College

Hastings College is a private nonprofit college in Hastings, NE. Its average net price is $22,320 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$17,870
$30,001 to $48,000$17,781
$48,001 to $75,000$18,807
$75,001 to $110,000$22,115
$110,001 and up$26,887
$39,280Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$39,280Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$22,320Average Net Price
$12,590Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,030Books and Supplies
$4,310Other Expenses
32.4%Students on Pell Grants
61.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

71.7%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
26 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$45,644
8 years after entry$54,698
10 years after entry$56,094
53.8%Graduation Rate
65.6%Retention Rate
$25,407Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Hastings, NELocation
Distant townSetting
891Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not 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$47,543 Small program - rough guide n=38$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=56
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
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$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not 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
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not 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
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not 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 Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Publishing$34,293 National median for this major n=103Not published
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not 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=58,872$28,000 Small program - rough guide n=46
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Zoology/Animal Biology$33,118 National median for this major n=2,431Not published

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