Hastings College

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2019 Undergraduate Tuition

$30,040

5.03% growth from 2018

2019 Average Net Price

$21,887

After Financial Aid

2017 Student Loan

8.11%

Default Rate

2019 Acceptance Rate

66.8%

1,893 Applicants

2019 Enrolled Students

998

98.7% Full-Time

2018 Graduation Rate

53%

125 Graduates

About

Hastings College is a higher education institution located in Adams County, NE. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Hastings College were General Business Administration & Management (22 degrees awarded), General Biological Sciences (19 degrees), and Elementary Education & Teaching (17 degrees).

In 2019, 273 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Hastings College. 56.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 43.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (218 degrees), 12.8 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Hastings College is $30,040, which is $2,760 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($27,280).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Hastings College is $30,040, which is $2,760 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($27,280).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $21,887.

In 2019, 92% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 65% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$30,040

2019 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2019, the cost of tuition at Hastings College was $30,040. The cost of tuition at Hastings College is $2,760 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($27,280).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Hastings College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$21,887

2019 Value

2.51%

1 Year Growth

In 2019 Hastings College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $21,887. Between 2018 and 2019, the average net price of Hastings College grew by 2.51%.

This chart compares the average net price of Hastings College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$9,700

Room and Board

$1,134

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Hastings College was of $9,700 in 2019. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,134. The cost of room and board increased by 3.19% between 2018 and 2019. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Hastings College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

92%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

65%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

92% of undergraduate students at Hastings College received grants or loans in 2019. This represents a decline of 2.13% with respect to 2018, when 94% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Hastings College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

8.11%

2017 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2017 the default rate for borrower's at Hastings College was 8.11%, which represents 27 out of the 333 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Hastings College received 1,893 undergraduate applications in 2019, which represents a 2.62% annual decline. Out of those 1,893 applicants, 1,265 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 66.8% acceptance rate.

There were 998 students enrolled at Hastings College in 2019, and 31% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Hastings College has an overall enrollment yield of 25%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

66.8%

Acceptance Rate in 2019

1,265

Accepted Out of 1,893

In 2019, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Hastings College was 66.8% (1,265 admissions from 1,893 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2018, which was 64.2%. Between 2018 and 2019, the number of applicants declined by −2.62%, while admissions grew by 1.36%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Hastings College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

SAT Scores

31%

Submission Percentage

Scores Submitted

31% of enrolled first-time students at Hastings College in 2019 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Hastings College has a total enrollment of 998 students. The full-time enrollment at Hastings College is 985 students and the part-time enrollment is 13. This means that 98.7% of students enrolled at Hastings College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Hastings College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 73.4% White, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.91% Black or African American, 3.21% Two or More Races, 0.601% Asian, 0.301% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Hastings College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (40.6%), followed by White Male (33.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (5.95%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (40.7%), followed by White Female (14.8%) and Black or African American Male (11.1%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

98.7%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Hastings College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 998 students. The full-time enrollment at Hastings College is 985 and the part-time enrollment is 13. This means that 98.7% of students enrolled at Hastings College are enrolled full-time compared with 81.1% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Hastings College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

66%

2019 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Hastings College was 66%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (73%), Hastings College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Hastings College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
733
Hispanic or Latino
106
Black or African American
49

The enrolled student population at Hastings College is 73.4% White, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.91% Black or African American, 3.21% Two or More Races, 0.601% Asian, 0.301% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 55% White, 14% Black or African American, and 13.1% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 30 students (3.01%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2019, 35 more women than men received degrees from Hastings College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Hastings College is white (218 degrees awarded). There were 12.8 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Hastings College is General Business Administration & Management (22 degrees awarded), followed by General Biological Sciences (19 degrees) and Elementary Education & Teaching (17 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Hastings College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (19 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees), and History (7 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Hastings College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,537,724 people), Secondary school teachers (577,752 people), Physicians (416,857 people), Education administrators (295,214 people), and Postsecondary teachers (235,496 people).

The most specialized majors at Hastings College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (19 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (4 degrees), History (7 degrees), Education (56 degrees), and Biology (23 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Hastings College are Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Physicians

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Hastings College are Elementary & secondary schools (2,921,638 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (565,219 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (547,190 people), Offices of physicians (236,199 people), and Outpatient care centers (153,432 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Hastings College.

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
22 degree-majorss awarded
General Biological Sciences
19 degree-majorss awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
17 degree-majorss awarded

In 2019, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Hastings College was General Business Administration & Management with 22 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Hastings College according to their major.

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

119

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2019

154

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2019

In 2019, 119 degrees were awarded to men at Hastings College, which is 0.773 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (154).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Hastings College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2019, 11 degrees were awarded to men at Hastings College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1 times approximately the same the 11 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2019, 17 degrees were awarded to women at Hastings College in Elementary Education & Teaching, which is 17 times more than the 1 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

46%

100% Completion Time

55%

150% Completion Time

In 2019, 46% of students graduating from Hastings College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 55% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 55% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Two or More Races Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Hastings College is Male and Two or More Races (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (69.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
218 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
17 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
8 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Hastings College is white (218 degrees awarded). There were 12.8 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17 degrees).

1.1% of degree recipients (3 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

White Female
135 degrees awarded
White Male
83 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
11 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Hastings College is white female (135 degrees awarded). There were 1.63 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (83 degrees).

Operations

Hastings College has an endowment valued at nearly $101M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $4.27M (4.21%), compared to the 3.99% average return ($1.62M on $40.7M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2019, Hastings College had a total salary expenditure of $28.5M. Hastings College employs 26 Professors, 24 Assistant professors, and 10 Associate professors. Most academics at Hastings College are Male Professors (16), Male Assistant professors(12), and Female Assistant professors (12).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Hastings College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 29 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 24 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 23 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$101M

2019 Endowment

1.01%

growth from 2018

Hastings College has an endowment valued at about $101M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The endowment of Hastings College grew 1.01% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $60.6M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Hastings College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$50.8k - Federal
$284k - State
$0 - Local

As of 2019, Hastings College received $50.8k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $284k from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$11.1M

2019 Salaries

4.69%

growth from 2018

In 2019, Hastings College paid a median of $11.1M in salaries, which represents 39% of their overall expenditure ($28.5M) and a 4.69% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 9.07% decline from 2017 and a 4.06% decline from 2016.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.5M (41% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$4.02M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2019, Hastings College paid a total of $4.02M to 69 employees working as instructors, which represents 36.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.89M (31.6%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

26 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

29 Employees

In 2019, the most common positions for instructional staff at Hastings College were Professor with 26 employees; Assistant professor with 24 employees; and Assistant professor with 10 employees.

In 2019, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Hastings College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 29 employees; Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 24 employees; and Office and Administrative Support with 23 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Male Professor
Male Assistant professor
Female Assistant professor

In 2019, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Hastings College was Male Professor with 16 employees, Male Assistant professor with 12 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 12 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Hastings College.

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