Peru State College Overview

Peru State College is a public institution situated in Peru, Nebraska. The rural area surrounding Peru State is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

What Is Peru State College Known For?

• The highest award offered at Peru State is the master's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Peru State with a bachelor's degree make about $47,071 a year. That's 15% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Peru State College?

Contact details for Peru State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 Hoyt Street, Peru, NE 68421-0010
Phone:	402-872-3815
Website:	www.peru.edu

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How Do I Get Into Peru State?

You can apply to Peru State online at: https://www.peru.edu/apply

Since Peru State College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Peru State College?

The overall average net price of Peru State is $15,374. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Peru State, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $3,027 a year. That adds up to $12,108 over four years for those students.

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Peru State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,634 undergraduate students at Peru State, with 1,050 being full-time and 584 being part-time.

There are also 268 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,050 full-time undergraduates at Peru State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Peru State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	116
Hispanic or Latino	99
White	763
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

Geographic Diversity

Nebraska students aren't the only ones who study at Peru State College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Peru State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Venezuela, and Bahamas.

Peru State College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	133	133
Business Administration & Management	0	96	0	96
General Psychology	0	33	0	33
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	32	0	32
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	20	0	20
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	19	0	19
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	14	14
Computer Information Systems	0	11	0	11
Health & Physical Education	0	10	0	10
Biological & Physical Science	0	7	0	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	5	0	5
General Biology	0	5	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	0	5	0	5
Special Education	0	4	0	4
History	1	2	0	3
General English Literature	0	2	0	2
Design & Applied Arts	0	2	0	2
Mathematics	0	1	0	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	1	0	1
General Education	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	255	147	403

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

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