Hastings College

Hastings, NE · Private · 891 undergrads

Admit rate: 71.7% (2,257 applicants)
Undergraduates: 891 (6.3% international)
Average net price: $24,452 (per year after aid)
Graduation rate: 49% (within 6 years)

Deadlines

Rolling: Rolling; CDS lists Aug. 1 as the fall closing date

Essays

Community Leadership Challenge essay (Scott Scholars) (500)

What does community mean to you? What role do you believe you play in a community? How has your community impacted you personally? And if it hasn't, why do you believe that is?

Editor's notes

Your GPA does most of the work here. The CDS rates academic GPA as the only very important factor, and the same GPA sets your automatic scholarship tier.
If you have a 3.75 GPA and plan to study science or business, apply to Hastings and the Community Leadership Challenge by Nov. 19, 2026. It's the only way into the Scott Scholars full-cost award.

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