Dana College

Dana College is a private, non-profit baccalaureate college in Blair, Nebraska that was founded by Danish pioneers in 1884. It started as a preparatory school. The college, which sits on 150 acres, provides bachelor degrees in English, chemistry, history, accounting, and music among others.

Dana College has numerous on-campus clubs and organizations including the Music Educators National Conference, the Student Education Association, Social Awareness Organization, Phi Alpha Chi (social work), and Alph Chi (honor society). The sports teams are nicknamed the Vikings. Some of the sports programs currently offered at Dana College include basketball, baseball, football, cross country, soccer, and wrestling. Mike Carubba, former CFL Quarterback; and Ben Henderson, a dynamic MMA fighter are some of the notable graduates of the college.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, family and social work, and security and law enforcement.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 634 in 2007-2008 (604 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Dana participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Housing and Meals

Dana provides on-campus housing for 558 of its 604 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Great Plains Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 77 male students received the aid (men were 66% of those receiving aid) and 40 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 34% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

SAT Test Scores: