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Hastings College: cost, admission and results

Hastings College is a private nonprofit college in Hastings, Nebraska. It has about 891 undergraduate students. It admits 72% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $22,320 a year.

At a glance

  • 72%Admission rate
  • $22,320Net price a year
  • 54%Graduation rate
  • $56,094Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Hastings, Nebraska 68901
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Town some way from a city
Undergraduate students
891
Graduate students
23
Students per teacher
14 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
hastings.edu

Getting in

Hastings College admits 72% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1320 out of 1600.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$39,280
Room and meals on campus$12,590
Books and supplies$1,030
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$53,739
Average net price after grants and scholarships$22,320

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 38% above the median net price of colleges in Nebraska on this site ($16,214). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up 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
Above $110,000$26,887

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeNE medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year66%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)54%55%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$56,094$56,552$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$25,407$19,750$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Nebraska and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

32% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 61% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 49% women and 51% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 18 of the 30 colleges in Nebraska on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 938.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Hastings College?

Hastings College admits 72% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Hastings College?

Published tuition and fees are $39,280 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Hastings College?

54% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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