Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Nebraska
Colleges whose average price after grants is furthest below their published sticker price.
Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Nebraska8 schools
8 schools qualify, ranked by discount off the sticker price.
How this list is made
- Schools in Nebraska.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a sticker price (cost of attendance) and a net price (average yearly cost after grants) from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by the discount, sticker price minus net price, largest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE · Private nonprofit#5 in Nebraska
- $35,242 off the sticker price
- Net price $18,327 a year
- 2
Creighton University
Omaha, NE · Private nonprofit#1 in Nebraska
- $31,855 off the sticker price
- Net price $31,568 a year
- 3
Doane University
Crete, NE · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- $31,472 off the sticker price
- Net price $26,364 a year
- 4
College of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE · Private nonprofit#2 in Nebraska
- $19,381 off the sticker price
- Net price $16,590 a year
- 5
Union Adventist University
Lincoln, NE · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B-
- $18,383 off the sticker price
- Net price $23,716 a year
- 6
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
Omaha, NE · Private nonprofitTop 19% for earnings
- $10,972 off the sticker price
- Net price $21,863 a year
- 7
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE · Public#3 in Nebraska
- $8,950 off the sticker price
- Net price $17,747 a year
- 8
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE · Private nonprofitTop 14% for earnings
- $5,926 off the sticker price
- Net price $26,919 a year
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | $18,327 | $26,970 | $56,405 | 66% |
| Creighton University | $31,568 | $25,000 | $73,911 | 83% |
| Doane University | $26,364 | $25,000 | $53,316 | 57% |
| College of Saint Mary | $16,590 | $24,250 | $54,338 | 61% |
| Union Adventist University | $23,716 | $27,000 | $55,045 | 52% |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | $21,863 | $23,417 | $65,071 | 60% |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | $17,747 | $21,000 | $56,887 | 67% |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | $26,919 | $24,985 | $70,845 | 70% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 63
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 79
- North Carolina 17
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 20
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15