FourYearCost

Wayne State College

Wayne, NEPublicRank 1588 of 1,732

Heads-up: 28% of undergraduates here are part-time and 8% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$5,875
754 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$7,618
1,821 recipients
The drop
−$1,742
-29.7% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$5,875Later years$7,618

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$11,461
$30–48k$11,502
$48–75k$14,607
$75–110k$17,749
$110k+$17,721

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$7,786
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$7,970
Change$184 (+2.4%)
Tuition and fees (out-of-state), 2023-24$7,970
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$9,624

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend (in-state)

$7,1722018-19$7,2022019-20$7,4282020-21$7,6182021-22$7,7862022-23$7,9702023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +11.1% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$14,4282020-21$14,2712021-22$15,4582022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years56%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)73%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants37%
Freshmen taking federal loans56%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$4,925
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)−$1,000

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

Compare with other colleges Compare with the two most similar

More: all NE colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

Similar colleges

CollegeFreshman grantDrop
Chadron State College$6,849−$1,000
University of Nebraska at Omaha$7,339−$2,975
University of Nebraska at Kearney$8,779−$2,176
Peru State College$8,964$588
University of Nebraska-Lincoln$9,554−$467

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