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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Hastings, NE
Population 50,000
Website http://www.hastings.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 902
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 50%
From Region 29%
Athletes 77.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 14%
International 6%
Black 4%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2012 Men: 55.5% 55.5% 2013 Men: 52.2% 52.2% 2014 Men: 55.2% 55.2% 2015 Men: 54.4% 54.4% 2016 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2017 Men: 50.2% 50.2% 2018 Men: 53.8% 53.8% 2019 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2020 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2021 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2022 Men: 53.0% 53.0% 2023 Men: 49.8% 49.8% 2024 Men: 52.1% 52.1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2019 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2012 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2014 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2015 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2016 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2017 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2018 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2019 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2022 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2011 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2012 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2013 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2014 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2015 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2016 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2017 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2018 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2019 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2020 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2021 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6% 2022 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2023 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2024 Hispanic: 13.4% 13.4% 2011 White: 92.3% 92.3% 2012 White: 92.4% 92.4% 2013 White: 91.1% 91.1% 2014 White: 88.1% 88.1% 2015 White: 86.9% 86.9% 2016 White: 88.8% 88.8% 2017 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2018 White: 81.8% 81.8% 2019 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2020 White: 83.5% 83.5% 2021 White: 78.8% 78.8% 2022 White: 84.2% 84.2% 2023 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2024 White: 72.1% 72.1% 2011 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 International: 2.7% 2.7%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2021 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2022 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2023 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2024 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2025 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2020 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2021 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2022 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2023 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0% 2024 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7% 2025 Hispanic: 14.4% 14.4% 2020 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2021 White: 71.3% 71.3% 2022 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2023 White: 66.8% 66.8% 2024 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2025 White: 61.0% 61.0% 2020 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2021 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2022 International: 5.6% 5.6% 2023 International: 7.2% 7.2% 2024 International: 6.3% 6.3% 2025 International: 6.3% 6.3%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Hastings College 191 47% / 53% 10% $55,886 39 98%
Computer Science 3 +3 67% / 33% 67% $77,268 82 —
Chemistry 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $61,630 55 —
Mathematics 2 +2 50% / 50% 50% $66,717 66 —
Physics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $70,777 74 —
Biochemistry 2 — 0% / 100% 100% $55,053 36 —
Biology 13 +1 23% / 77% 15% $44,343 10 100%
Wildlife Biology 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $38,602 5 —
Exercise Science 21 +2 52% / 48% 10% $52,526 29 100%
Health and Wellness — — — — $58,883 48 —
Accounting 2 +2 50% / 50% 50% $70,417 73 —
Business Administration 39 +4 72% / 28% 13% $66,929 67 100%
Economics — +2 — — $68,201 69 —
Finance 6 +2 100% / 0% 0% $70,808 74 —
Marketing 2 +4 50% / 50% 0% $70,460 73 100%
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
English — +1 — — $48,060 17 —
Health Communication 8 +2 75% / 25% 12% $59,837 50 —
History 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $51,554 26 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 17 — 18% / 82% 6% $50,144 22 —
Organizational Communication 5 +1 100% / 0% 0% $59,322 49 —
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Political Science 4 +2 50% / 50% 50% $60,760 53 —
Political Science — — — — $61,002 53 —
Psychology 10 +3 20% / 80% 0% $54,834 36 92%
Publishing — — — — $52,008 27 —
Sociology 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $51,579 26 —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — $54,421 34 —
Business Teacher Education 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Elementary Education 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $52,938 30 89%
English Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,510 35 —
History Teacher Education — — — — $54,499 35 —
Mathematics Teacher Education — — — — $54,480 35 —
Physical Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,552 35 —
Science Education — — — — $54,503 35 —
Secondary Education 1 +8 0% / 100% 0% $52,938 30 90%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,429 34 —
Special Education 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $55,993 39 —
Art 9 +1 0% / 100% 11% $38,079 5 —
Art Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,329 34 —
Digital Media 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,409 28 —
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,798 4 —
Intermedia/Multimedia — — — — $37,805 4 —
Music 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $38,052 5 —
Music Education — — — — $54,445 34 —
Criminology 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $53,412 31 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,244
ROI Percentile 39th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 56.1% 56.1% 2012 Graduated: 55.3% 55.3% 2013 Graduated: 57.6% 57.6% 2014 Graduated: 58.8% 58.8% 2015 Graduated: 58.3% 58.3% 2016 Graduated: 58.3% 58.3% 2017 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5% 2018 Graduated: 53.0% 53.0% 2019 Graduated: 59.4% 59.4% 2020 Graduated: 60.0% 60.0% 2021 Graduated: 49.5% 49.5% 2022 Graduated: 54.6% 54.6% 2023 Graduated: 53.3% 53.3% 2024 Graduated: 48.9% 48.9%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 52.5% 52.5% 2012 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2013 Men: 54.6% 54.6% 2014 Men: 53.3% 53.3% 2015 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2017 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2018 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2019 Men: 51.7% 51.7% 2020 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2021 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2022 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2023 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2024 Men: 43.3% 43.3% 2011 Women: 60.9% 60.9% 2012 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 Women: 62.4% 62.4% 2014 Women: 64.9% 64.9% 2015 Women: 66.0% 66.0% 2016 Women: 61.3% 61.3% 2017 Women: 63.1% 63.1% 2018 Women: 61.9% 61.9% 2019 Women: 67.9% 67.9% 2020 Women: 69.0% 69.0% 2021 Women: 59.8% 59.8% 2022 Women: 56.4% 56.4% 2023 Women: 58.8% 58.8% 2024 Women: 55.4% 55.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2012 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Black: 46.2% 46.2% 2017 Black: 26.7% 26.7% 2018 Black: 18.2% 18.2% 2019 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Black: 60.0% 60.0% 2021 Black: 18.2% 18.2% 2022 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2023 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2024 Black: 42.1% 42.1% 2011 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2012 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2013 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Hispanic: 53.3% 53.3% 2016 Hispanic: 64.3% 64.3% 2017 Hispanic: 38.1% 38.1% 2018 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 Hispanic: 38.7% 38.7% 2022 Hispanic: 52.9% 52.9% 2023 Hispanic: 44.7% 44.7% 2024 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2011 White: 56.6% 56.6% 2012 White: 55.4% 55.4% 2013 White: 58.5% 58.5% 2014 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2015 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2016 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2017 White: 57.2% 57.2% 2018 White: 55.4% 55.4% 2019 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2020 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2021 White: 52.4% 52.4% 2022 White: 57.8% 57.8% 2023 White: 57.2% 57.2% 2024 White: 52.4% 52.4%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 27.2% 52 42% / 58% 8% $54,512 35 92%
Business & Economics 26.2% 50 74% / 26% 12% $67,690 68 100%
Health Sciences 11.0% 21 52% / 48% 10% $52,526 29 100%
Arts 8.4% 16 12% / 88% 6% $40,967 7 —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.9% 15 20% / 80% 27% $45,771 13 100%
Education 6.8% 13 31% / 69% 0% $53,848 32 90%
Professional 4.2% 8 38% / 62% 0% $53,412 31 —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.7% 7 57% / 43% 0% $38,602 5 —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 6 33% / 67% 17% $64,850 62 —
Computer Science 1.6% 3 67% / 33% 67% $77,268 82 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 71% 71% 71%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 70.5% 70.5% 2012 Acceptance: 72.2% 72.2% 2013 Acceptance: 73.6% 73.6% 2014 Acceptance: 69.6% 69.6% 2015 Acceptance: 71.1% 71.1% 2016 Acceptance: 63.9% 63.9% 2017 Acceptance: 68.3% 68.3% 2018 Acceptance: 64.2% 64.2% 2019 Acceptance: 66.8% 66.8% 2020 Acceptance: 65.9% 65.9% 2021 Acceptance: 70.9% 70.9% 2022 Acceptance: 71.3% 71.3% 2023 Acceptance: 69.9% 69.9% 2024 Acceptance: 71.6% 71.6% 2011 Yield: 30.8% 30.8% 2012 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2013 Yield: 30.6% 30.6% 2014 Yield: 34.1% 34.1% 2015 Yield: 24.5% 24.5% 2016 Yield: 25.2% 25.2% 2017 Yield: 23.1% 23.1% 2018 Yield: 21.2% 21.2% 2019 Yield: 25.0% 25.0% 2020 Yield: 20.7% 20.7% 2021 Yield: 18.6% 18.6% 2022 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2023 Yield: 20.5% 20.5% 2024 Yield: 17.7% 17.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,481 1,481 2012 Applicants: 1,476 1,476 2013 Applicants: 1,529 1,529 2014 Applicants: 1,542 1,542 2015 Applicants: 1,688 1,688 2016 Applicants: 1,722 1,722 2017 Applicants: 1,945 1,945 2018 Applicants: 1,944 1,944 2019 Applicants: 1,893 1,893 2020 Applicants: 2,126 2,126 2021 Applicants: 2,226 2,226 2022 Applicants: 2,121 2,121 2023 Applicants: 2,257 2,257 2024 Applicants: 2,102 2,102 2011 Admitted: 1,044 1,044 2012 Admitted: 1,065 1,065 2013 Admitted: 1,126 1,126 2014 Admitted: 1,074 1,074 2015 Admitted: 1,201 1,201 2016 Admitted: 1,101 1,101 2017 Admitted: 1,329 1,329 2018 Admitted: 1,248 1,248 2019 Admitted: 1,265 1,265 2020 Admitted: 1,402 1,402 2021 Admitted: 1,578 1,578 2022 Admitted: 1,513 1,513 2023 Admitted: 1,577 1,577 2024 Admitted: 1,506 1,506 2011 Enrolled: 322 322 2012 Enrolled: 236 236 2013 Enrolled: 345 345 2014 Enrolled: 366 366 2015 Enrolled: 294 294 2016 Enrolled: 278 278 2017 Enrolled: 307 307 2018 Enrolled: 264 264 2019 Enrolled: 316 316 2020 Enrolled: 290 290 2021 Enrolled: 294 294 2022 Enrolled: 264 264 2023 Enrolled: 323 323 2024 Enrolled: 267 267

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 920 920 2012 25th: 930 930 2013 25th: 910 910 2014 25th: 900 900 2015 25th: 860 860 2016 25th: 890 890 2017 25th: 970 970 2018 25th: 940 940 2019 25th: 940 940 2020 25th: 960 960 2011 75th: 1120 1120 2012 75th: 1170 1170 2013 75th: 1070 1070 2014 75th: 1130 1130 2015 75th: 1000 1000 2016 75th: 1010 1010 2017 75th: 1150 1150 2018 75th: 1130 1130 2019 75th: 1170 1170 2020 75th: 1180 1180

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 480 480 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 510 510 2017 75th: 580 580 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 590 590

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 460 460 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 480 480 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 580 580 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 500 500 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 590 590

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 3.0% 3.0% 2023 Submitted: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Submitted: 4.0% 4.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.