Doane University
Crete, NE1014 Boswell Avenue, Crete, NE 68333
402-826-2161
In 1872, the Methodist Episcopal Church founded Doane University in Crete, Nebraska. The university is named after its first president, John A. Doane. Doane was the first college in Nebraska and is one of the 28 colleges that make up the Council of Independent Colleges. The school enrolls about 1,000 students from 30 states and 15 countries. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1 and the average class size is 19. The university offers more than 50 majors, minors, and pre-professional programs. Doane is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Doane University's campus is located on 110 acres (45 hectares) of land. The campus includes 19 buildings, including a library, a chapel, and a performing arts center. The university also has an outdoor track, a football stadium, and tennis courts. Doane offers a variety of housing options for students, including residence halls, apartments, and townhouses.
Doane University's academic programs are divided into four colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Education, and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The university also has a Graduate School. The most popular majors at Doane are business, education, psychology, and biology.
Doane University's athletics teams are known as the Tigers. The university competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). The university offers a variety of sports, including baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
Doane University is a private university with an acceptance rate of 71%. The university has a strong commitment to service and offers a variety of service-learning opportunities for students. Doane also has a strong Greek life presence on campus, with six fraternities and four sororities.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 2281
Acceptance Rate: 68.80%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.doane.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.doane.edu/costs-aid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $52530
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $52530
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Doane University is $190448.90. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Doane University. For graduates of Doane University, we saw an average early-career income of $49000.00 and mid-career income of $95000.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.