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Doane University

Doane University is based in the town of Crete, NE — a private campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at Doane University — 6.2% of its 978 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$24,496

family income
under $30k

$21,092

$30–48k

$25,256

$48–75k

$22,691

$75–110k

$31,980

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$26,3642023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Doane University rose from $15,497 (2008) to $26,364 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,497
2009	$16,234
2010	$17,504
2011	$19,693
2012	$21,713
2013	$21,869
2014	$22,206
2015	$22,724
2016	$24,449
2017	$24,555
2018	$26,507
2019	$23,440
2020	$23,792
2021	$24,295
2022	$28,071
2023	$26,364

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$57,8362024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Doane University rose from $28,600 (2009) to $57,836 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,600
2010	$29,860
2011	$31,930
2012	$33,890
2013	$36,370
2014	$38,380
2015	$40,400
2016	$42,410
2017	$44,554
2018	$46,710
2019	$48,570
2020	$50,470
2021	$52,170
2022	$53,750
2023	$55,510
2024	$57,836

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$12,820
2001	$13,470
2002	$13,960
2003	$15,400
2004	$15,970
2005	$17,186
2006	$18,420
2007	$19,150
2008	$20,150
2013	$26,180
2014	$27,200
2015	$28,790
2016	$30,434
2017	$32,250
2018	$33,800
2019	$35,300
2020	$36,800
2021	$37,880
2022	$38,990
2023	$40,491

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Doane University reports published tuition of $43,985 in this record. Doane University's $43,985 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Doane University reports 978 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

57.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Doane University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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57.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Doane University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 70.3% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 57.1%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	59.6%
1992 cohort	65.1%
1993 cohort	60.2%
1994 cohort	61.3%
1995 cohort	65.8%
1996 cohort	61.6%
1997 cohort	60.4%
1998 cohort	63.9%
1999 cohort	68.7%
2000 cohort	70.3%
2001 cohort	66.5%
2002 cohort	66.7%
2003 cohort	63.9%
2004 cohort	55.5%
2005 cohort	63.3%
2006 cohort	64%
2007 cohort	60.6%
2008 cohort	59.1%
2009 cohort	61.5%
2010 cohort	58.7%
2011 cohort	62.8%
2012 cohort	65.3%
2013 cohort	54%
2014 cohort	60.1%
2015 cohort	58.8%
2016 cohort	61.4%
2017 cohort	55.9%
2018 cohort	57.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,154	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,594	$5,150
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,145	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,500	$6,121
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,821	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,994	$3,650
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$13,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$13,926	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,432	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$19,500	$6,238
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,625	$6,603
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,490	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,863	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,074	$9,438
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,185	$9,375
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$8,029
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$7,998

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$46,009

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,194

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,316

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Doane University admitted 1,229 of 1,254 applicants in Fall 2024. The 98% rate describes that application pool.

98%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $40,491 tuition · 2023–24 978 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Doane University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Doane University under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Doane University received 1,254 applications and admitted 1,229 (98%), with 252 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

98%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	84.3%
Fall 2002	85.5%
Fall 2003	77%
Fall 2004	80.3%
Fall 2005	81%
Fall 2006	78.7%
Fall 2007	78.7%
Fall 2008	75.2%
Fall 2009	76.2%
Fall 2010	82.6%
Fall 2011	82.6%
Fall 2012	76.5%
Fall 2013	71.7%
Fall 2014	79.3%
Fall 2015	76.6%
Fall 2016	75.9%
Fall 2017	65.2%
Fall 2018	68.3%
Fall 2019	71.4%
Fall 2020	68.8%
Fall 2021	77.2%
Fall 2022	75.8%
Fall 2023	89.5%
Fall 2024	98%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1110Fall 2016 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	823	1078
Fall 2007	900	1020
Fall 2008	815	995
Fall 2010	880	1105
Fall 2013	880	1050
Fall 2014	900	1050
Fall 2015	890	1060
Fall 2016	930	1110

IPEDS Fall 2004–2016, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–25Fall 2017 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	24
Fall 2002	21	26
Fall 2003	20	26
Fall 2004	19	26
Fall 2005	20	26
Fall 2006	20	23
Fall 2007	20	26
Fall 2008	20	26
Fall 2009	20	26
Fall 2010	20	26
Fall 2011	20	26
Fall 2012	21	26
Fall 2013	21	26
Fall 2014	21	25
Fall 2015	20	26
Fall 2016	21	26
Fall 2017	20	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2017, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

978Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Doane University fell from 1,576 (Fall 2002) to 978 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,576
Fall 2003	1,606
Fall 2004	1,618
Fall 2005	1,568
Fall 2006	918
Fall 2007	916
Fall 2008	889
Fall 2009	960
Fall 2010	1,040
Fall 2011	1,064
Fall 2012	1,148
Fall 2013	1,111
Fall 2014	1,064
Fall 2015	1,053
Fall 2016	1,041
Fall 2017	1,068
Fall 2018	1,002
Fall 2019	1,346
Fall 2020	1,250
Fall 2021	1,102
Fall 2022	988
Fall 2023	981
Fall 2024	978

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

79%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Doane University has held near 79% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	79%
Fall 2004 cohort	71%
Fall 2005 cohort	78%
Fall 2006 cohort	78%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	77%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	78%
Fall 2013 cohort	72%
Fall 2014 cohort	69%
Fall 2015 cohort	71%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	71%
Fall 2018 cohort	71%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	66%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	72%
Fall 2023 cohort	79%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Doane University

Faculty pay at Doane University averages $93,300 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Doane University as a primarily residential campus of 978 undergraduates — and 79.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Doane University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 98%. Review Doane University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Doane University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Doane University98%

Nebraska median79.8%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Doane University$43,985

Nebraska median$20,640

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Doane University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Doane University$53,316

Nebraska median$53,909

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Doane University, Nebraska and national reference values
Metric & basis	Doane University	Nebraska median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	98%	79.8%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$43,985	$20,640	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,316	$53,909	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Doane University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Doane University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$65,602
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,983
Biology, General	$59,689
Special Education and Teaching	$54,733
History	$54,475
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$53,163
Human Services, General	$51,673
Sociology	$48,705
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$48,268
Psychology, General	$46,347

These 10 fields listed for Doane University measure earnings after completion. The $53,316 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 44 additional Doane University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Doane University report?

Doane University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 98% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Doane University's acceptance rate?

98% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,229 admitted from 1,254 applicants.

How much does Doane University cost?

At Doane University, tuition is $43,985. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Doane University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,316. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Nebraska

Concordia University-Nebraska — 85.7% admitted
University of Nebraska at Kearney — 89.5% admitted
University of Nebraska at Omaha — 87% admitted
University of Nebraska-Lincoln — 87.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.