Peru State College is the smallest college with 1,799 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Chadron State College with 2,260 students and Wayne State College with 4,773 students are following it in the list of Smallest Nebraska Public Colleges with Fewest Students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Smallest Nebraska Public Colleges With Fewest Students

Peru State College is the smallest school with 1,799 students and Chadron State College has the second lowest population with 2,260 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $14,782 and graduate tuition & fees is $13,883 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 83.50% and the average SAT score is 1,155 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 49.17% and the students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 over the 6 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 6 Smallest Nebraska Public Colleges With Fewest Students.

Table. Smallest Nebraska Public Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
School NameTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentOnline EnrollmentStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Peru State College Peru, NEPublic, 4-year 1,799
268
1,5692306961,10368120 to 1
2
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Chadron State College Chadron, NEPublic, 4-year 2,260
10
1,8154458011,4591,09816 to 1
3
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Wayne State College Wayne, NEPublic, 4-year 4,773
193
3,8609131,9182,85584522 to 1
4
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University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NEPublic, 4-year 6,041
234
4,2691,7722,0623,9792,35813 to 1
5
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University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NEPublic, 4-year 15,058
270
12,0263,0326,5448,5143,54615 to 1
6
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NEPublic, 4-year 23,805
626
19,1894,61611,86911,9361,65216 to 1
Average8,9567,1211,8353,9824,9741,69717 to 1