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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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27 matching colleges · Showing 1–24
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Nebraska 27 matching
View state rankingSolid ROI
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Net price / year$17,747Payback8.3 years
Solid ROI
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE
Net price / year$13,441Payback9.7 years
Solid ROI
Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
Net price / year$17,550Payback5.4 years
Weak ROI
Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE
Net price / year$4,982PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE
Net price / year$9,171PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Creighton University
Omaha, NE
Net price / year$31,568Payback4.9 years
Weak ROI
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE
Net price / year$16,242Payback37.2 years
Weak ROI
Central Community College
Grand Island, NE
Net price / year$7,024PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Wayne State College
Wayne, NE
Net price / year$15,360PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE
Net price / year$8,544PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Chadron State College
Chadron, NE
Net price / year$12,549PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE
Net price / year$18,327Payback9.1 years
Weak ROI
Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, NE
Net price / year$23,965Payback23.6 years
Weak ROI
Midland University
Fremont, NE
Net price / year$26,267Payback27.6 years
Weak ROI
Peru State College
Peru, NE
Net price / year$11,632PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Doane University
Crete, NE
Net price / year$26,364Payback21.3 years
Weak ROI
Mid-Plains Community College
North Platte, NE
Net price / year$5,235PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Western Nebraska Community College
Scottsbluff, NE
Net price / year$5,474PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Hastings College
Hastings, NE
Net price / year$24,452Payback33.2 years
Solid ROI
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
Omaha, NE
Net price / year$21,863Payback5.2 years
Strong ROI
Clarkson College
Omaha, NE
Net price / year$19,241Payback4.7 years
Strong ROI
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE
Net price / year$26,919Payback4.8 years
Slow ROI
Union Adventist University
Lincoln, NE
Net price / year$23,716Payback14.2 years
Slow ROI
College of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE
Net price / year$16,590Payback11.1 years