Private nonprofit · College

Bryan College of Health Sciences

Lincoln, Nebraska · Large city

#2 graduation rate in Nebraska#3 for grad earnings in Nebraska#4 most selective in Nebraska
67.4%
Admit rate
$26,919
Avg net price
70%
Graduation rate
$70,845
Median earnings

Bryan College of Health Sciences is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Lincoln, Nebraska (large city setting), enrolling 553 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 553 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 67% admitCold winters

About Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Before the expansion westward of settlers, the prairie was covered with buffalo grass. The Pawnee, which included four tribes, lived in villages along the Platte River. Since Pinnacle Bank Arena opened in 2013, Lincoln's music scene has grown to the point where it is sometimes called a "Music City". Primary venues for live music include Pinnacle Bank Arena, Bourbon Theatre, Duffy's Tavern, and the Zoo Bar. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
3 miles to Lincoln, NE
To Great Lakes shore
468 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Lincoln (LNK)

How Bryan College of Health Sciences compares

Selectivity67.4%

More selective than 68% · #4 most selective of 15 in Nebraska

Graduation rate70%

Higher than 78% · #2 of 19 in Nebraska

First-year retention71%

Higher than 34%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$70,845

Higher than 84% · #3 of 21 in Nebraska

Average net price$26,919

Cheaper than 24% · #18 cheapest of 19 in Nebraska

Median debt at graduation$24,985

Lower than 39%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 83%

Undergraduate enrollment553

Larger than 23%

Percentiles compare Bryan College of Health Sciences with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Nebraska.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

695students
  • Undergraduate55380%
  • Graduate14220%

Undergraduates by gender

553undergrads
  • Women50992%
  • Men448%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White81%
  • Black1.6%
  • Hispanic3.8%
  • Asian1.1%
  • Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
553
Graduate enrollment
142
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
28%
First-generation students
Students over 25
16%
Median family income
$64,630
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$82,764
Endowment
$9,381,504

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
67.4%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$20,640
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$32,845
Average net price
$26,919

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
70%
Graduated on time (4 years)
43%
First-year retention
71%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$66,305
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$70,845
Median debt at graduation
$24,985
Students with federal loans
64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
78%

About 27% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
43%
First-generation
68%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
23.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
46
Property offenses (2022–2024)
7

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (765 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

18reported offenses a year
15 violent a year2.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
12
Rape
3.0
Motor vehicle theft
1.3
Arson
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.7
Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$23,196
$30–48k
$25,806
$48–75k
$24,353
$75–110k
$31,262
$110k+
$29,816

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$111,330

$24,353/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

74%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,940
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 74% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,940. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 62 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$70,845
Typical debt at graduation
$24,985
Debt vs. one year's pay
35%
Out-earn a HS grad
88%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$70,974
Men
$70,978

Men out-earn women by $4 (0%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
14°F
Annual rain
32.3″
Annual snow
26″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lincoln 8 Ene, NE US station (5.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.