Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$23,476
$21,753
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$15,534
$12,662
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Wayne State College
Chadron State College
Under $30,000
$13,302
$9,622
$30,000–$48,000
$11,919
$11,619
$48,000–$75,000
$12,934
$10,658
$75,000–$110,000
$16,992
$14,025
Over $110,000
$19,309
$16,303
After you start
Measure
Wayne State College
Chadron State College
Undergrads
3,010
1,540
Graduate within 6 years
56%
38%
Come back for year two
72%
63%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$50,482
$51,365
Median debt at graduation
$18,483
$18,574
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