Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$21,753
$22,767
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$12,662
$10,005
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Chadron State College
Peru State College
Under $30,000
$9,622
$9,332
$30,000–$48,000
$11,619
$6,800
$48,000–$75,000
$10,658
$6,907
$75,000–$110,000
$14,025
$10,821
Over $110,000
$16,303
$15,311
After you start
Measure
Chadron State College
Peru State College
Undergrads
1,540
1,092
Graduate within 6 years
38%
38%
Come back for year two
63%
65%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$51,365
$47,905
Median debt at graduation
$18,574
$23,013
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. How we get our numbers