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Peru State College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 40,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Peru, NE

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 958
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 58%
From Region 15%
Athletes 429 (45.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 65%
Black 14%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2012 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2013 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2014 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2015 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2016 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2017 Men: 48.0% 48.0% 2018 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2019 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2020 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2021 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2022 Men: 52.6% 52.6% 2023 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2024 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2025 Men: 56.1% 56.1%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2012 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2013 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2014 Black: 10.4% 10.4% 2015 Black: 10.8% 10.8% 2016 Black: 15.2% 15.2% 2017 Black: 14.8% 14.8% 2018 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2019 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2020 Black: 11.4% 11.4% 2021 Black: 12.0% 12.0% 2022 Black: 14.9% 14.9% 2023 Black: 15.8% 15.8% 2024 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2025 Black: 17.0% 17.0% 2011 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2012 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2013 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2014 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2015 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2016 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2017 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2018 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5% 2019 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2020 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2021 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2022 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2023 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2024 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8% 2025 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2011 White: 77.9% 77.9% 2012 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2013 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2014 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2015 White: 76.3% 76.3% 2016 White: 68.9% 68.9% 2017 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2018 White: 72.5% 72.5% 2019 White: 75.0% 75.0% 2020 White: 74.7% 74.7% 2021 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2022 White: 58.9% 58.9% 2023 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2024 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2025 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 International: 9.1% 9.1% 2022 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 International: 1.6% 1.6%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 1,146 1,146 2012 Total: 1,147 1,147 2013 Total: 1,177 1,177 2014 Total: 1,188 1,188 2015 Total: 1,146 1,146 2016 Total: 1,191 1,191 2017 Total: 1,104 1,104 2018 Total: 1,077 1,077 2019 Total: 1,097 1,097 2020 Total: 1,198 1,198 2021 Total: 1,059 1,059 2022 Total: 1,226 1,226 2023 Total: 1,049 1,049 2024 Total: 993 993 2025 Total: 958 958 2011 Men: 487 487 2012 Men: 507 507 2013 Men: 496 496 2014 Men: 507 507 2015 Men: 497 497 2016 Men: 510 510 2017 Men: 469 469 2018 Men: 448 448 2019 Men: 457 457 2020 Men: 502 502 2021 Men: 459 459 2022 Men: 514 514 2023 Men: 444 444 2024 Men: 418 418 2025 Men: 453 453 2011 Women: 659 659 2012 Women: 640 640 2013 Women: 681 681 2014 Women: 681 681 2015 Women: 649 649 2016 Women: 681 681 2017 Women: 635 635 2018 Women: 629 629 2019 Women: 640 640 2020 Women: 696 696 2021 Women: 600 600 2022 Women: 712 712 2023 Women: 605 605 2024 Women: 575 575 2025 Women: 505 505

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2016 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2012 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2013 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2014 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2015 Black: 10.6% 10.6% 2016 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2017 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2018 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2019 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2020 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2021 Black: 12.7% 12.7% 2022 Black: 11.3% 11.3% 2023 Black: 12.3% 12.3% 2024 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2025 Black: 14.2% 14.2% 2011 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2012 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2013 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2015 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2016 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2017 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2018 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2019 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2020 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2021 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2022 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2023 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2024 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2025 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2011 White: 83.0% 83.0% 2012 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2013 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2014 White: 77.0% 77.0% 2015 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2016 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2017 White: 75.8% 75.8% 2018 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2019 White: 74.5% 74.5% 2020 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2021 White: 69.4% 69.4% 2022 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2023 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2024 White: 68.7% 68.7% 2025 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2018 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2019 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 International: 2.6% 2.6%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Peru State College 233 39% 77% 0% 6% 8% 4% $61,388 14 -0.42 71 94% 6.7%
Computer Science 12 +3 75% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $69,991 1 -1.61 81 100% — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,102 17 -0.80 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,181 41 -0.21 81 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,054 44 -0.16 76 — — — — —
Biology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,414 51 -0.00 78 — — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 6 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $66,872 35 -0.24 78 — — — — —
Exercise Science 11 — 55% 73% 0% 18% 0% 0% $57,825 37 -0.46 65 — — — — —
Business Administration 53 +18 53% 70% 0% 4% 9% 11% $69,492 36 -0.42 81 96% 5.8% — — —
Business Management 35 — 43% 77% 0% 14% 3% 0% $69,492 36 -0.42 81 96% 5.8% — — —
English — — — — — — — — $48,872 34 -0.43 43 — — — — —
General Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,555 28 -0.46 53 — — — — —
History 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $52,110 32 -0.47 52 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $54,356 37 -0.28 57 — — — — —
Psychology 31 +4 16% 74% 0% 6% 13% 0% $51,969 34 -0.47 51 90% 8.5% — — —
Social Sciences — — — — — — — — $51,863 34 -0.46 51 — — — — —
Business Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,037 16 -0.95 49 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 9 — 11% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,423 25 -0.57 42 87% — — — —
Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,784 22 -0.62 46 — — — — —
Elementary Education 16 — 12% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,423 25 -0.57 42 87% — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,037 28 -0.62 49 100% — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,037 21 -0.64 49 100% — — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,423 18 -0.78 42 87% — — — —
Physical Education 5 — 60% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $51,037 19 -0.83 49 100% — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,037 21 -0.64 49 100% — — — —
Social Studies Education 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,037 18 -0.74 49 100% — — — —
Special Education 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,929 23 -0.75 49 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,037 72 +0.45 49 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $46,293 10 -1.07 36 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $51,037 68 +0.46 49 100% — — — —
Studio Art 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,203 35 -0.39 28 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 20 +1 30% 70% 0% 10% 15% 5% $65,172 82 +0.73 76 98% 8.2% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,077
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $9,192
Est. In-State Cost $11,742
Est. Out-of-State Cost $11,891
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 23%
6-Year Graduation Rate 38%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 25.8% 25.8% 2012 Graduated: 34.8% 34.8% 2013 Graduated: 40.1% 40.1% 2014 Graduated: 36.7% 36.7% 2015 Graduated: 36.6% 36.6% 2016 Graduated: 35.4% 35.4% 2017 Graduated: 36.0% 36.0% 2018 Graduated: 34.5% 34.5% 2019 Graduated: 34.4% 34.4% 2020 Graduated: 36.3% 36.3% 2021 Graduated: 40.2% 40.2% 2022 Graduated: 33.9% 33.9% 2023 Graduated: 37.7% 37.7% 2024 Graduated: 37.6% 37.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 24.8% 2012 Men: 31.2% 2013 Men: 28.7% 2014 Men: 33.0% 2015 Men: 29.8% 2016 Men: 25.4% 2017 Men: 25.3% 2018 Men: 24.8% 2019 Men: 21.6% 2020 Men: 35.5% 2021 Men: 29.9% 2022 Men: 24.2% 2023 Men: 29.4% 2024 Men: 30.4% 2011 Women: 26.8% 2012 Women: 38.9% 2013 Women: 53.9% 2014 Women: 40.6% 2015 Women: 43.4% 2016 Women: 46.2% 2017 Women: 48.1% 2018 Women: 45.2% 2019 Women: 43.9% 2020 Women: 37.0% 2021 Women: 50.8% 2022 Women: 42.3% 2023 Women: 45.4% 2024 Women: 42.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 14.3% 2012 Black: 14.3% 2013 Black: 0.0% 2014 Black: 28.6% 2015 Black: 14.3% 2016 Black: 20.0% 2017 Black: 9.1% 2018 Black: 20.0% 2019 Black: 4.3% 2020 Black: 13.0% 2021 Black: 11.1% 2022 Black: 15.4% 2023 Black: 12.1% 2024 Black: 9.5% 2011 Hispanic: 60.0% 2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 2013 Hispanic: 25.0% 2014 Hispanic: 16.7% 2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 2016 Hispanic: 20.0% 2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 2018 Hispanic: 18.2% 2019 Hispanic: 31.2% 2020 Hispanic: 18.8% 2021 Hispanic: 35.3% 2022 Hispanic: 7.4% 2023 Hispanic: 23.1% 2024 Hispanic: 12.0% 2011 White: 26.4% 2012 White: 36.7% 2013 White: 44.0% 2014 White: 38.8% 2015 White: 40.5% 2016 White: 36.8% 2017 White: 38.1% 2018 White: 38.9% 2019 White: 38.8% 2020 White: 40.7% 2021 White: 44.2% 2022 White: 43.5% 2023 White: 45.7% 2024 White: 46.2%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 37.8% 88 49% 73% 0% 8% 7% 7% $69,492 23 -0.42 81 96% 5.8%
Education 18.9% 44 27% 91% 0% 5% 0% 0% $49,371 21 -0.65 45 91% —
Social Sciences 13.3% 31 16% 74% 0% 6% 13% 0% $51,969 18 -0.47 51 90% 8.5%
Professional 8.6% 20 30% 70% 0% 10% 15% 5% $65,172 44 +0.73 76 98% 8.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.9% 16 31% 88% 0% 0% 6% 6% $67,453 47 -0.19 79 — —
Computer Science 5.2% 12 75% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $69,991 2 -1.61 81 100% —
Health Sciences 4.7% 11 55% 73% 0% 18% 0% 0% $57,825 2 -0.46 65 — —
Arts 2.6% 6 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $45,539 21 -0.48 34 100% —
Humanities 1.7% 4 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $52,221 31 -0.47 52 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,102 11 -0.80 75 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 134 $452K $247K $205K
Baseball 70 $350K $298K $52K
Basketball 35 $599K $226K $372K
Track & Field (combined) 30 $14K $218K -$204K
Bowling 12 $894 $76K -$75K
Other Sports 6 $1K $54K -$53K
Total 286 $1.4M $1.1M $296K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Volleyball 32 $3K $76K -$72K
Softball 29 $277K $312K -$34K
Basketball 25 $596K $215K $380K
Track & Field (combined) 21 $10K $25K -$15K
Other Sports 20 $5K $182K -$177K
Bowling 11 $819 $70K -$69K
Golf 7 $132K $30K $102K
Total 143 $1.0M $912K $113K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 134 $452K $247K $205K
Baseball 70 $350K $298K $52K
Basketball 60 $1.2M $441K $753K
Track & Field (combined) 51 $24K $243K -$219K
Volleyball 32 $3K $76K -$72K
Softball 29 $277K $312K -$34K
Other Sports 26 $6K $237K -$231K
Bowling 23 $1K $147K -$145K
Golf 7 $132K $30K $102K
Total 429 $2.4M $2.1M $389K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional