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Chadron State College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 10,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Chadron, NE

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,070 (90% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 281 (90% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,447
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 53%
From Region 35%
Athletes 376 (27.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
Native American 2%
International 2%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2012 Men: 49.9% 49.9% 2013 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2014 Men: 44.6% 44.6% 2015 Men: 44.6% 44.6% 2016 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2017 Men: 48.7% 48.7% 2018 Men: 51.5% 51.5% 2019 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2020 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2021 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2022 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2023 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2024 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2025 Men: 36.4% 36.4%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Native: 3.3% 3.3% 2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Native: 3.7% 3.7% 2015 Native: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2018 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2019 Native: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 Native: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2025 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2011 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2012 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2013 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2015 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2016 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2017 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2018 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2019 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2020 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2021 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2025 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2011 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2012 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2013 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2014 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2015 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2016 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2017 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7% 2018 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7% 2019 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8% 2020 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9% 2021 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2022 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2023 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9% 2024 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0% 2025 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0% 2011 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2012 White: 79.2% 79.2% 2013 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2014 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2015 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2016 White: 77.0% 77.0% 2017 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2018 White: 74.4% 74.4% 2019 White: 75.9% 75.9% 2020 White: 75.9% 75.9% 2021 White: 80.7% 80.7% 2022 White: 77.7% 77.7% 2023 White: 75.9% 75.9% 2024 White: 75.0% 75.0% 2025 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2011 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2014 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2015 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2016 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2025 International: 3.9% 3.9%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 1,717 1,717 2012 Total: 1,731 1,731 2013 Total: 1,766 1,766 2014 Total: 1,831 1,831 2015 Total: 1,731 1,731 2016 Total: 1,709 1,709 2017 Total: 1,612 1,612 2018 Total: 1,497 1,497 2019 Total: 1,437 1,437 2020 Total: 1,529 1,529 2021 Total: 1,494 1,494 2022 Total: 1,538 1,538 2023 Total: 1,570 1,570 2024 Total: 1,536 1,536 2025 Total: 1,447 1,447 2011 Men: 777 777 2012 Men: 774 774 2013 Men: 794 794 2014 Men: 799 799 2015 Men: 742 742 2016 Men: 747 747 2017 Men: 697 697 2018 Men: 666 666 2019 Men: 655 655 2020 Men: 696 696 2021 Men: 633 633 2022 Men: 625 625 2023 Men: 598 598 2024 Men: 559 559 2025 Men: 518 518 2011 Women: 940 940 2012 Women: 957 957 2013 Women: 972 972 2014 Women: 1,032 1,032 2015 Women: 989 989 2016 Women: 962 962 2017 Women: 915 915 2018 Women: 831 831 2019 Women: 782 782 2020 Women: 833 833 2021 Women: 861 861 2022 Women: 913 913 2023 Women: 972 972 2024 Women: 977 977 2025 Women: 929 929

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2012 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2013 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2015 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2018 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2011 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2012 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2013 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2014 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2015 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2016 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2017 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2018 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2019 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2020 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2021 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2025 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2011 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2012 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2013 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2014 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2015 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2016 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2017 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2018 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2019 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2020 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1% 2021 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2022 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2023 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5% 2024 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0% 2025 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2011 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2012 White: 81.9% 81.9% 2013 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2014 White: 74.4% 74.4% 2015 White: 74.6% 74.6% 2016 White: 75.3% 75.3% 2017 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2018 White: 76.4% 76.4% 2019 White: 76.6% 76.6% 2020 White: 76.1% 76.1% 2021 White: 77.9% 77.9% 2022 White: 78.2% 78.2% 2023 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2024 White: 75.3% 75.3% 2025 White: 75.8% 75.8% 2011 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2015 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2016 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2018 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2020 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 International: 2.4% 2.4%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Chadron State College 350 33% 78% 1% 3% 9% 2% $60,743 12 -0.05 70 96% 6.0%
Mathematics 2 — 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $70,051 32 -0.58 82 — — — — —
Physical Sciences 18 +7 39% 89% 0% 0% 0% 6% $74,944 22 -0.62 86 — — — — —
Biology 17 +4 47% 59% 6% 0% 6% 0% $74,411 88 +0.92 85 95% — — — —
Range Science and Management 12 — 50% 92% 0% 0% 0% 8% $57,538 35 -0.36 64 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 16 — 62% 62% 0% 0% 19% 0% $52,098 11 -1.13 52 94% — — — —
Pre-Health Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,170 44 -0.23 76 — — — — —
Business Administration 86 — 43% 78% 1% 2% 10% 1% $62,881 16 -0.77 73 94% 6.0% — — —
English 7 +3 0% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $49,720 40 -0.33 46 — — — — —
History 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,329 45 -0.25 58 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 26 — 50% 65% 0% 19% 12% 0% $68,494 92 +1.07 80 91% 6.5% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 100% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $75,400 95 +1.73 86 — — — — —
Communication 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,393 17 -0.89 53 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,690 31 -0.30 48 — — — — —
Psychology 26 +2 19% 58% 0% 4% 19% 8% $48,407 14 -1.01 42 100% — — — —
Social Work 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $50,999 33 -0.27 49 — — — — —
Business Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $56,288 40 -0.44 62 100% — — — —
Education - Field Endorsement in English Language Arts (Grades 6-12) 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,288 63 +0.12 62 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 48 — 6% 90% 0% 0% 6% 0% $55,859 80 +0.53 61 96% 5.7% — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,288 40 -0.44 62 100% — — — —
History Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,288 65 +0.13 62 100% — — — —
Junior High/Middle School Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $55,859 56 +0.09 61 96% 5.7% — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,288 54 -0.14 62 100% — — — —
Physical Education 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,288 49 -0.18 62 100% — — — —
Science Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,288 54 -0.14 62 100% — — — —
Social Studies Education 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,288 65 +0.13 62 100% — — — —
Special Education 20 +1 5% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $58,281 64 +0.36 66 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,288 89 +1.01 62 100% — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,307 44 -0.10 26 — — — — —
Music 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,611 41 -0.23 32 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,288 92 +1.03 62 100% — — — —
Studio Art 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,334 35 -0.37 28 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 23 +1 35% 74% 0% 4% 17% 4% $72,264 96 +1.70 84 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,709
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $8,819
Est. In-State Cost $11,266
Est. Out-of-State Cost $11,408
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 63%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 45.6% 45.6% 2012 Graduated: 41.8% 41.8% 2013 Graduated: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Graduated: 36.2% 36.2% 2015 Graduated: 42.4% 42.4% 2016 Graduated: 43.2% 43.2% 2017 Graduated: 41.8% 41.8% 2018 Graduated: 43.4% 43.4% 2019 Graduated: 45.0% 45.0% 2020 Graduated: 42.0% 42.0% 2021 Graduated: 38.7% 38.7% 2022 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2% 2023 Graduated: 38.1% 38.1% 2024 Graduated: 50.4% 50.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 42.4% 2012 Men: 35.4% 2013 Men: 28.8% 2014 Men: 31.2% 2015 Men: 34.9% 2016 Men: 38.9% 2017 Men: 34.5% 2018 Men: 38.2% 2019 Men: 39.6% 2020 Men: 37.1% 2021 Men: 33.7% 2022 Men: 40.5% 2023 Men: 33.9% 2024 Men: 50.3% 2011 Women: 49.4% 2012 Women: 48.0% 2013 Women: 38.1% 2014 Women: 40.6% 2015 Women: 49.1% 2016 Women: 47.1% 2017 Women: 50.0% 2018 Women: 48.5% 2019 Women: 50.2% 2020 Women: 45.9% 2021 Women: 42.8% 2022 Women: 48.1% 2023 Women: 42.1% 2024 Women: 50.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 25.0% 2012 Hispanic: 21.4% 2013 Hispanic: 6.2% 2014 Hispanic: 28.6% 2015 Hispanic: 31.6% 2016 Hispanic: 33.3% 2017 Hispanic: 39.1% 2018 Hispanic: 23.5% 2019 Hispanic: 36.7% 2020 Hispanic: 52.1% 2021 Hispanic: 25.0% 2022 Hispanic: 30.0% 2023 Hispanic: 38.0% 2024 Hispanic: 41.9% 2011 White: 47.5% 2012 White: 45.4% 2013 White: 38.7% 2014 White: 38.0% 2015 White: 46.8% 2016 White: 47.0% 2017 White: 42.3% 2018 White: 46.2% 2019 White: 48.6% 2020 White: 42.8% 2021 White: 41.9% 2022 White: 49.0% 2023 White: 40.0% 2024 White: 54.2%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Education 26.6% 93 18% 91% 0% 0% 6% 0% $56,477 70 +0.32 62 97% 5.7%
Business & Economics 24.6% 86 43% 78% 1% 2% 10% 1% $62,881 8 -0.77 73 94% 6.0%
Humanities 10.9% 38 42% 68% 0% 16% 13% 0% $64,281 88 +0.74 75 91% 6.5%
Social Sciences 10.0% 35 17% 63% 0% 6% 14% 6% $49,255 6 -0.91 45 100% —
Professional 6.6% 23 35% 74% 0% 4% 17% 4% $72,264 60 +1.70 84 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.7% 20 40% 80% 5% 0% 0% 5% $74,455 39 -0.62 85 — —
Health Sciences 4.9% 17 59% 65% 0% 0% 18% 0% $52,867 1 -1.08 54 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.9% 17 47% 59% 6% 0% 6% 0% $74,411 85 +0.92 85 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.4% 12 50% 92% 0% 0% 0% 8% $57,538 38 -0.36 64 100% —
Arts 2.6% 9 0% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,593 29 +0.21 40 100% —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 138 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Track & Field (combined) 98 $338K $338K $0
Wrestling 30 $473K $473K $0
Basketball 15 $388K $388K $0
Rodeo 14 $145K $145K $0
Total 234 $3.0M $3.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 84 $265K $265K $0
Wrestling 25 $291K $291K $0
Volleyball 23 $416K $416K $0
Softball 21 $351K $351K $0
Basketball 17 $429K $429K $0
Rodeo 15 $172K $172K $0
Golf 6 $108K $108K $0
Total 142 $2.0M $2.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 182 $603K $603K $0
Football 138 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Wrestling 55 $765K $765K $0
Basketball 32 $817K $817K $0
Rodeo 29 $317K $317K $0
Volleyball 23 $416K $416K $0
Softball 21 $351K $351K $0
Golf 6 $108K $108K $0
Total 376 $6.0M $6.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional