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Peru State College

Peru, NE675 online only

Peru State College is a public college in Peru, NE, with about 963 students on campus.

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Students on campus
963
plus 675 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$11,632
lower than at 86% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
38%
lower than at 81% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$47,071
higher than at 66% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Peru State College

Students are a big part of Peru

49% of Peru’s 696 residents are enrolled in college. Median rent runs 55% below the state. Living in Peru ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Peru State College. Nearby ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Peru State College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Peru State College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $22,240 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $8,640Room & board $10,464Books & supplies $960Other costs $2,176

After grants, the average family on aid pays $11,632.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,845

About $51,380 over 4 years · 42% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
38%
within 6 years · Pell students 27%
Come back for year two
64%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$47,071
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$21,875
about $232 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$232 a month against about $3,263 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

55%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 68% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$43k
Middle income$30–75k
$47k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 38%Education 19%Psychology 13%Public safety 9%Biology 6%Computer science 5%Everything else 10%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations96 graduates a year · typical debt $19,434
$58k4 yrs out
Psychology, General33 graduates a year · typical debt $21,677
$45k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections32 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$50k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods20 graduates a year · typical debt $20,841
$45k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas19 graduates a year
$35k1 yr out
Computer and Information Sciences, General11 graduates a year
$64k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness10 graduates a year
—not reported
Biological and Physical Sciences7 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,092 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 66%Hispanic 10%Black 14%Two or more 5%International 2%

Women and men

Women 54%Men 46%
17 : 1
students per teacher
37%
get Pell grants (lower income)
44%
take federal loans
22%
undergrads 25 or older
14%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Peru

49% of Peru’s 696 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Peru pages.

Peru →
$478/momedian rent · 55% below the state$159Ktypical home value15° / 87°January low / July high · 30" of snowAll colleges in and near PeruCompare prices, admissions and outcomes

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.