Wayne State College awards automatic merit on admission. Wayne State College does not publish a GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the dollars.
These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.
Where does your student land?
Presidents Commitment$4,000AutomaticRenewable
Published awardAcademic thresholds
Presidents Commitment
$4,000
Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
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RenewableCheck the conditions
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How to keep it
Maintain 2.5 GPA
Deans Excellence$3,000AutomaticRenewable
Published awardAcademic thresholds
Deans Excellence
$3,000
Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
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RenewableCheck the conditions
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How to keep it
Maintain 2.5 GPA
Deans Commitment$2,000AutomaticRenewable
Published awardAcademic thresholds
Deans Commitment
$2,000
Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
RenewableCheck the conditions
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How to keep it
Maintain 2.5 GPA
Presidents Excellence$5,000AutomaticRenewable
Published awardAcademic thresholds
Presidents Excellence
$5,000
Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
RenewableCheck the conditions
Open award details for Presidents Excellence
How to keep it
Maintain 2.5 GPA
International Student Award$2,000AutomaticRenewable
Published awardAcademic thresholds
International Student Award
$2,000
Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
RenewableCheck the conditions
Open award details for International Student Award
How to keep it
Maintain 2.5 GPA
Wildcat Commitment$1,000AutomaticRenewable
Published awardAcademic thresholds
Wildcat Commitment
$1,000
Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
RenewableCheck the conditions
Open award details for Wildcat Commitment
How to keep it
Maintain 2.5 GPA
Wildcat Promise$1,000AutomaticRenewable
Published awardAcademic thresholds
Wildcat Promise
$1,000
Published amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
RenewableCheck the conditions
Open award details for Wildcat Promise
How to keep it
Maintain 2.5 GPA
Lights up against Wayne State College's published cutoffs. Not an award offer; confirm with the financial aid office. Award terms and residency rules change; some awards differ for in-state and out-of-state students. Always confirm at the school’s source page.
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What makes Wayne State College different
Strong academics unlock renewable merit awards at this supportive Nebraska college.
Merit tiers77 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJun 2026By our research team
Published academic criteria
Start with the thresholds.
These awards are recorded as automatic on academic criteria. Match the published grades and scores, then check residency, entering year and every additional condition.
Match the published criteria
Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.
Check the application dates
Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.
Know what happens next year
Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.
The fine print / Three questions to carry forward
Before you count on it.
Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.
Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.
Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.
A printable research summary, source links and room for your questions.
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Who this school may work for
Students with solid high school records who want meaningful recognition and a personal campus experience will find compelling reasons to apply here.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $18,108 for 2026-2027. Source
Cost and graduation facts
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Wayne State College, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
Average annual net price by family income at Wayne State College, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family income
Average net price paid
$0–$30,000
$12,844
$30,001–$48,000
$11,698
$48,001–$75,000
$13,851
$75,001–$110,000
$16,841
$110,001+
$18,905
All income levels (average)
$15,360
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$8,216
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$15,360
That works out to roughly a 32% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $22,565 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Wayne State College is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.
Outcomes for students who enrolled here
Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
52%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
72%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$19,000 (~$201/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$47,075
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
39%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
47%
Wayne State College merit aid FAQ
What is the deadline for Neihardt Scholars Program?
The application deadline for the Neihardt Scholars Program is Dec. 1 each year.
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How Wayne State College compares
665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Wayne State College is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against Wayne State College’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.