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Most affordable private colleges in Nebraska

14 private colleges in Nebraska report net price data, ranging from $13,814 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $22,718. Nebraska's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Nebraska

$22,718

National median for private colleges

$15,832

private colleges reporting in Nebraska

14

The most affordable private colleges in Nebraska, ranked by net price

1

Clarkson College

NE

Net price

$13,814

Receive grant aid

81%

2

College of Saint Mary

NE

Net price

$14,265

Receive grant aid

100%

3

Summit Christian College

NE

Net price

$19,951

Receive grant aid

100%

4

York University

NE

Net price

$20,163

Receive grant aid

99%

5

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

NE

Net price

$20,650

Receive grant aid

100%

6

Hastings College

NE

Net price

$21,821

Receive grant aid

100%

7

Net price

$21,834

Receive grant aid

74%

8

Union Adventist University

NE

Net price

$23,602

Receive grant aid

100%

9

Concordia University-Nebraska

NE

Net price

$24,099

Receive grant aid

100%

10

Midland University

NE

Net price

$24,143

Receive grant aid

99%

11

Nebraska Wesleyan University

NE

Net price

$24,863

Receive grant aid

100%

12

Net price

$25,735

Receive grant aid

55%

13

Doane University

NE

Net price

$26,112

Receive grant aid

100%

14

Creighton University

NE

Net price

$33,364

Receive grant aid

100%

What makes a school affordable here

In Nebraska, the most affordable private colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Clarkson College, the most affordable on this list, 81% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →