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Wayne State College is a four-year, public college located in Wayne, Nebraska which is approximately a one-hour drive from Sioux City, IA and two hours from Omaha. While on campus, the nearly 4,000 students have a wide field of options for their academic focus. In fact, Wayne State offers 130 programs for students to choose from. They also offer three online bachelor degrees. Education students in particular will love Wayne State’s degree options, which include special education, early childhood education, middle grades, and a variety of topics in secondary education. There are also pre-professional programs that work in collaboration with other University of Nebraska campuses. Students can start their pre-professional degree at Wayne State and then transfer to a larger campus to finish up.


Overview of Wayne State College


Wayne State College offers fantastic academics, but the campus also provides other avenues for students to explore. For fun, students can play intramural sports such as air hockey, pickleball, racquetball, chess, foosball, and billiards, among many others. To make sure students are in shape for their foosball matches, the campus has a well-equipped recreation center. The campus rec center is home to many intramural sports as well as a weight room, cardio center, indoor track, and a gymnasium.

General Information


School Type Public
Campus Setting Town: Distant
Campus Housing Yes
Student Faculty Ratio 21:1
Graduation Rate 91%
Year Founded 1910

Student Enrollment


Total Students3,890

Undergraduate
3,148
Graduate
742

Undergraduate Student

Male 1,322
1,322
Female 1,826
1,826

Graduate Student

Male 312
312
Female 430
430

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Admissions


APPLICATIONSNA

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Female NA

ACCEPTANCENA

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Female NA

Acceptance RateNA

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Female NA

Enrollment NA

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Female NA
Admissions
Application Fee $25
High School GPA NA
High School Rank NA
High School Transcripts NA
College Prep Courses NA
Recommendations NA
SAT/ACT NA
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) NA
Application Deadline August 1
Common Application Accepted Yes

Tuition Cost & Financial Aid


Wayne State College students not only are considered bright from an academic standpoint, but also from a fiscal view. Their terrific education is a financial value that is hard to beat. For in-state students, a year of tuition, books, supplies, and fees is a mere $8,500. Out-of-state students who aren't part of the Western Undergraduate Exchange program still receive a terrific value and only face a gross cost of under $14,000, a figure that poses stiff competition to equivalent private colleges. Once living expenses are added to the tally, Nebraska residents pay just under $20,000 and out-of-state students pay just north of $25,000 for a year.

However, financial aid can bring these gross costs down significantly. The average net cost for a year at WSC is a mere $14,000. For the lowest income bracket this means an average net price of $10,000. Households with income north of $110,000 pay less than $17,000. Given the high cost of equivalent private schools, these figures are quite reasonable indeed.

Average net price 2018-2019
Net Price $13,770
Average Total Aid $5,321
Students Receiving Financial Aid 95%
Room & Board $8,270

Sticker Price


  • Tuition In-State - $7,202
  • Tuition Out-of-State - $12,662
  • Books and Supplies - $1,200
  • Room & Board - $8,270
  • Other - $3,080

Academics


Nebraska is home to some excellent colleges and universities and Wayne State College is no exception. This is proven by the educational statistics they report to the National Center for Education Statistics. Two key figures that analysts consider are a school's retention and graduation rates. Retention indicates how many first-time, full-time students are so pleased with a school that they return for a second year. The Graduation rate naturally indicates how many students stick with a school long enough to earn a diploma.

For the retention rate, WSC reports that a terrific 69% of their first-time, full-time students return for a second year. Whether they do so because of their instructors, the campus life, or the curriculum is not quite clear. What is sure is that they and their families are eager to return for a second year of learning and growing. This number is supported by the strong graduation rate. WCS reports an overall graduation rate of 51% with 36% leveraging their terrific academics towards a degree elsewhere. Thus, a WSC education supports the college diplomas of up to 87% of its students. These statistics prove that choosing Wayne State College for an undergraduate education is a terrific decision.

Student Population Total


Student Population 3,890

Undergraduate
3,148
Graduate
742
Evening Classes : Yes
Online Learning : Yes

Most Popular Programs & Majors

(# of Diplomas Awarded by Subject)


All Education Majors 137 Total Graduates / 27%
Elementary Education and Teaching 61 Graduates
Social Science Teacher Education 16 Graduates
Special Education and Teaching, General 9 Graduates
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 8 Graduates
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 8 Graduates
All Business Majors 77 Total Graduates / 15%
Business Administration and Management, General 77 Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 49 Total Graduates / 10%
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 49 Graduates
All Psychology Majors 42 Total Graduates / 8%
Counseling Psychology 27 Graduates
Psychology, General 15 Graduates
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 34 Total Graduates / 7%
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 19 Graduates
Physical Fitness Technician 15 Graduates
All Other Diplomas 34%

Outcome & Salary


Wayne State College students work hard for their diplomas, so they are eager to learn what sort of financial outcomes they might expect upon graduation. Given their affordable degrees, Wayne State College students see a terrific return on their educational investment. In fact, their information science graduates report a healthy median income of over $50,000, which will only trend upwards as time goes on. On the lower end, criminal justice graduates show entry-level salaries around $33,000. With a few years of experience and a graduate degree, WSC gradates find that they do quite well indeed.

Graduates Salary
College Grads Early Career Salary $41,200
College Grads Average Salary $58,969
College Grads Mid Career Salary $74,800
Return on Investment (ROI)
10 Year Salary Earnings Potential $589,690
20 Year Salary Earnings Potential $1,337,690
Cost of Education (Net Price) 4 Year $55,080
10 Year Projected ROI $534,610
20 Year Projected ROI $1,282,610
No College Education Salary Comparison
National Average Salary $38,792
10 Year Projected Income $387,920
20 Year Projected Income $775,840

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