Crete, Nebraska · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Doane University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Crete, Nebraska. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,985, made up of 1,315 undergraduates and 670 graduate students.
Doane University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 54 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Curriculum and Instruction, Business Administration and Management, and Educational Leadership and Administration. It awarded 440 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Key figures
1,985
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
440
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
54
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 54
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
79%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
217
Master's degrees
193
Doctoral degrees (research)
14
Post-master's certificates
16
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,985
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,315
Graduate students, fall 2024
670
Full-time, fall 2024
63%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,548
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,537
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,011
Full-time, 2024-25
59%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
60%
Men
40%
White
69%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
12%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Great Plains Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Roger Hughes
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact