Doane University Overview
Doane University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crete, Nebraska. The surrounding location of Crete is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.
What Is Doane University Known For?
- The highest award offered at Doane Crete is the doctor's degree.
- In 2017-2018, 34% of the faculty were full-time.
- A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Doane Crete makes roughly $44,300 a year. This is 9% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
- The average Doane Crete student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.
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Doane University Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Doane Crete.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Doane Crete has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#3 | Best Value Colleges for Other Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#3 | Best Value Colleges for Business Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#16 | Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#28 | Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management | College Factual |
#34 | Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management | College Factual |
Where Is Doane University?

Contact details for Doane Crete are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1014 Boswell Avenue, Crete, NE 68333 |
Phone: | 402-826-2161 |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/DoaneCollege |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/DoaneCollege |
How Do I Get Into Doane Crete?
You can apply to Doane Crete online at: www.doane.edu/apply
Admission Requirements for Doane Crete
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | required |
SAT or ACT Scores | neither required nor recommended |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Doane Crete?
Approximately 62% of accepted students are men and 38% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.
Can I Afford Doane University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Doane Crete, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $7,852 a year. That adds up to $31,408 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Doane Crete is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Doane University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 1,026 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 1,080 full-time undergraduates at Doane Crete, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Doane University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 13 |
Black or African American | 39 |
Hispanic or Latino | 123 |
White | 826 |
International Students | 24 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 55 |
Geographic Diversity
Nebraska students aren't the only ones who study at Doane University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 20 countries are represented at Doane Crete. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Taiwan, and Nigeria.
Online Learning at Doane University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Doane Crete has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 18th most popular in Nebraska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Doane Crete
The following table shows how Doane Crete is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Other Business, Management & Marketing | #40 | #40 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Doane University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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