Peru State College Business Programs

Located in Peru, Nebraska, Peru State College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding Peru State is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

Peru State College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Peru State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Peru State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#29	Best Value Colleges for Interior Design Management	College Factual
#94	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#178	Best Value Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#183	Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual

Where Is Peru State College?

Contact details for Peru State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 Hoyt Street, Peru, NE 68421-0010
Phone:	402-872-3815
Website:	www.peru.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/PeruStateCollege
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/PeruState

How Do I Get Into Peru State?

You can apply to Peru State online at: https://www.peru.edu/apply

Since Peru State College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Peru State College?

The overall average net price of Peru State is $15,374. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Peru State, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $5,682 a year. That adds up to $22,728 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Peru State is 6.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Peru State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,634 undergraduate students at Peru State, with 1,050 being full-time and 584 being part-time.

There are also 268 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,050 full-time undergraduates at Peru State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Peru State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	116
Hispanic or Latino	99
White	763
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

Geographic Diversity

Nebraska students aren't the only ones who study at Peru State College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Peru State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Venezuela, and Bahamas.

Online Learning at Peru State College

In 2019-2020, 1,321 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Peru State has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Peru State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Peru State College was $7,920 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Peru State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Research and Development Management	#1	#1
Entrepreneurial Studies	#4	#1
Entrepreneurship	#4	#1
Interior Design Management	#33	#1

Online Growth Rankings of Peru State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Peru State College was -2.2%. This is the #1,620 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Peru State regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Peru State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Peru State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Entrepreneurship	#128
Interior Design Management	#176
Entrepreneurial Studies	#183

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Peru State College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	82	0	82
Interior Design Management	28	0	28
Entrepreneurship	0	8	8
Research and Development Management	0	0	0
TOTAL	110	8	118

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.