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Statement · Chadron, NE

Chadron State College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $10,047 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $21,132.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $47,002 ten years after entering, the 40th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 50% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
2,802

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $21,132 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $10,047 and $16,047 a year depending on income at Chadron State College.

Statement of cost · Chadron State College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$21,132
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$10,047
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$12,549
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$8,290

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $10,047; $30–48k: $10,090; $48–75k: $12,561; $75–110k: $14,674; over $110k: $16,047. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$10,047
$30k–$48k$10,090
$48k–$75k$12,561
$75k–$110k$14,674
Over $110k$16,047

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $47,002; the median graduate who borrowed owes $18,875.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$39,139
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$44,887
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
40th percentile among public 4-years
$47,002
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
43rd percentile among public 4-years
$18,875
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$11,343

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $39,139; 8 yrs after entry: $44,887; 10 yrs after entry: $47,002. Median graduate debt: $18,875. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $18,875.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$39,139
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$44,887
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$47,002
Median graduate debt$18,875

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Chadron State College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree89$56,015$24,791
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree41$46,375$21,750
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree33not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree32$95,825not reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree30$38,641$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree21$51,833$24,943
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree21$39,612$24,455
Plant SciencesBachelor's Degree20$47,267$15,989
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree18not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree18$39,246$20,250
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree18$59,311not reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree17$66,970not reported
Show all 21 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, OtherBachelor's Degree17$39,336$26,117
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree15not reportednot reported
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree14not reportednot reported
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree14not reportednot reported
Physical Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree11not reportednot reported
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree8not reportednot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMaster's Degree6not reportednot reported
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree6not reportednot reported
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree1not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Chadron State College: 1,540 undergraduates; 38% of students receive Pell grants.

Admission rate

not reported

Undergraduates

1,540

20th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

38%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

65th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

50%

finish within 150% of normal time

59th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

39%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$44,642

68th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k26%
  • $30k–$48k17%
  • $48k–$75k19%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k26%
$30k–$48k17%
$48k–$75k19%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.