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.

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.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Value Other Business & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Most Popular Other Business & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#102	Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#134	Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Doane Crete has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#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
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?
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?

The acceptance rate at Doane Crete is 69%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

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 overall average net price of Doane Crete is $37,554. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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 1,255 undergraduate students at Doane Crete, with 1,080 being full-time and 175 being part-time.

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
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

In 2019-2020, 169 students took at least one online class at the school.

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
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.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	174	0	174
Business Administration & Management	69	0	45	0	114
Educational Administration	0	18	62	15	95
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	60	0	60
Student Counseling	0	0	32	0	32
Accounting	25	0	0	0	25
Teacher Education Grade Specific	24	0	0	0	24
Nursing	21	0	0	0	21
General Biology	20	0	0	0	20
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	19	0	19
Human Services	17	0	0	0	17
Information Science	12	0	0	0	12
Design & Applied Arts	11	0	0	0	11
Special Education	10	0	0	0	10
Natural Resources Conservation	10	0	0	0	10
History	9	0	0	0	9
Liberal Arts General Studies	9	0	0	0	9
Sociology	9	0	0	0	9
Music	9	0	0	0	9
Public Relations & Advertising	8	0	0	0	8
General Psychology	8	0	0	0	8
Public Health	7	0	0	0	7
Economics	7	0	0	0	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	6	0	0	0	6
General Engineering	6	0	0	0	6
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Health & Physical Education	6	0	0	0	6
Fine & Studio Arts	6	0	0	0	6
Journalism	5	0	0	0	5
Computer Science	5	0	0	0	5
Romance Languages	5	0	0	0	5
Drama & Theater Arts	5	0	0	0	5
Teacher Education Subject Specific	4	0	0	0	4
General English Literature	4	0	0	0	4
Health Sciences & Services	4	0	0	0	4
Mathematics	4	0	0	0	4
Public Administration	4	0	0	0	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Criminal Justice & Corrections	3	0	0	0	3
General Social Sciences	3	0	0	0	3
Agricultural Economics & Business	2	0	0	0	2
Germanic Languages	2	0	0	0	2
Legal Support Services	2	0	0	0	2
Physics	2	0	0	0	2
Political Science & Government	2	0	0	0	2
Teaching English or French	1	0	0	0	1
Engineering Physics	1	0	0	0	1
English Literature (Other)	1	0	0	0	1
Religious Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	1	0	0	0	1
International Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	379	18	392	15	804

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.