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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,159 undergrads, where 28% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−6% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.64

Diversity index vs. every college0.64
0.64
← 0.00higher than 63% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients28%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students34%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college28%
28%
← 0%higher than 35% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,159undergrads
Compared to every college1.2K
1.2K
← 19larger than 41% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

291 first-time students

44% came from other states and 6.9% from abroad; 49% are from Nebraska. More from other states than at 74% of colleges.

  • In-state (Nebraska)49%
  • Other states44%
  • Abroad6.9%

Top home states

  1. Nebraska(home state)49% 144
  2. Texas13% 37
  3. Colorado4.5% 13
  4. Iowa4.5% 13
  5. Arizona2.7% 8

From 34 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

126

new transfer students, 30% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 59% of colleges.

124 full-time, 2 part-time.

Going on to another college

32%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 157 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

Almost everyone studies full-time.

Men56%
National median: 44%Above typical

44% women

Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Part-time students0.7%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older5.5%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 722 students.

Housing

Beds

722

About 62 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 20 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NAIA · Great Plains Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Great Plains Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 12% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

Evangelical Lutheran Church

Other Lutheran colleges

Faith communities · 1

Christian

The Navigators

Greek life

No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).

LGBTQ+ life

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Gender unknown: fewer than 10

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

19 applied · 14 admitted · 0 enrolled

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)