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Hastings College

Hastings College
710 North Turner Avenue
Hastings, NE 68901-7621

Official telephone: (402) 463-2402
Toll-free telephone: (800) 532-7642
Fax number: (402) 461-7490
Website: www.hastings.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,178
Full-time undergraduates: 1,101
Part-time undergraduates: 77
Total graduate students: 41
Full-time graduate students: 30
Part-time graduate students: 11
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 88 acres
City or town school is located in: Hastings, NE
Population of city/town: 25,093
Nearest major city: Lincoln, NE
Distance of nearest major city: 100 miles
Population of nearest major city: 268,738

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (18%)
  • women's dorms (24%)
  • men's dorms (27%)
  • single-student apartments (24%)
  • other housing including Honors housing. (7%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 90%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 70%
Percent of students who live off campus: 30%
Students required to live on campus: All full-time, unmarried freshmen and sophomores under age 21 without dependents must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 90%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Smoking prohibited in campus buildings. Sexual harassment policy.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 181
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, glass-blowing studio, observatory.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service
Counseling services:
minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services
Services for students with disabilities:
tape recorders, tutors, reader services, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 17%
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 32%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Collegian
Number of honor societies: 13
Total number of registered organizations: 75
Campus-based religious organizations:
Fellowship of Catholic University Students, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, IGNITE, Religious Organizations Committee
Minority student organizations:
Multicultural Student Union
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Alliance, Public Relations Council, Student Education Association, BACCHUS, College Republicans, College Democrats, PHIVE-O, Student Alumni Ambassadors; outdoor and science clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Patty Sitorius,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director,
Mr. Fran Hummel,
Hastings College,
800 North Turner,
Hastings, NE 68902-0269
School colors: crimson and white
School mascot: Broncos
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA, Great Plains Athletic Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNAIA
Men's basketballnoNAIA
Men's bowlingno 
Men's cross-countrynoNAIA
Men's footballnoNAIA
Men's golfnoNAIA
Men's rodeono 
Men's soccernoNAIA
Men's tennisnoNAIA
Men's track and field (indoor)noNAIA
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNAIA
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballnoNAIA
Women's bowlingno 
Women's cheerleadingno 
Women's cross-countrynoNAIA
Women's golfnoNAIA
Women's rodeono 
Women's soccernoNAIA
Women's softballnoNAIA
Women's tennisnoNAIA
Women's track and field (indoor)noNAIA
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNAIA
Women's volleyballnoNAIA

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 42%
Athletic facilities:
baseball, football, soccer, and softball fields; basketball and volleyball courts; fitness, weight, and wrestling rooms; track

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Omaha (150 miles)
Nearest other airport: Denver (425 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Hastings, NE (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Grand Island, NE (25 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 38%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 22% immediately
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Creighton University, Emory University, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, University of Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska--Lincoln, University of Nebraska--Omaha.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 76% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Accenture, Bellevue Public Schools, Commercial Federal Bank, FDIC, First National Bank of Omaha, Grand Island Public Schools, Omaha Public Schools, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Sandhills Publishing, State Farm Insurance, Wells Fargo Financial, Wells Fargo Bank.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Clayton Anderson, NASA
  • Michael Hancock, Mayor of Denver
  • Dr. Tom Osborne, former Nebraska football coach/Director of Athletics.

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