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Scottsbluff, Nebraska

IPEDS Fall Enrollment, US Department of Education · 2025

Colleges

1

None in the U.S. News rankings

Students

1,569

2025 school year

International

80

5.1% of students

Intl. undergrad / grad

80 / 0

2025 school year

International students by year

International undergraduate and graduate students (fall)

UndergraduateGraduate

Students by group, 2025
White
58.3%
Asian
1.3%
Hispanic
25.6%
Black
2.4%
Other
7.3%
Intl.
5.1%

From 2013 to 2025, international students grew 38% and their share of students went from 2.6% to 5.1%.

Living in Scottsbluff

Average monthly high and low (°F)

below 32°F32–50°F50–64°F64–77°Fcoloured by monthly mean temperature

Monthly precipitation (in)Months with snow

Jan is the coldest month, averaging 15 to 41°F; Jul is the warmest, 60 to 89°F; 40 in of snow a year, 16 in of precipitation a year.

Community
0.7%of residents in Scotts Bluff County are Asian; 4.4% were born outside the U.S. (nationwide: 6.0% and 14%)
Cost of living
90.1price index for Nebraska (U.S. = 100): 10% below the national average; housing is 25% below
Rent
$750median one-bedroom rent in Scotts Bluff County; two-bedroom $883, U.S. one-bedroom $1,235
Income
$63,614median household income in Scotts Bluff County (U.S. $80,734)

Data: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2020–2024; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, 2024; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Temperatures are from the Scottsbluff 1e weather station (about 1 mi away). Rent is the median gross rent (utilities included) across all renters; asking rents for new leases are usually higher.

Colleges in Scottsbluff, Nebraska

RankSchoolTypeStudentsInternationalInternational shareAcceptance rateUndergraduate tuition
— Western Nebraska Community College Public, 2-year 1,569 80 5.1% — $4,410

Admit rate is the latest first-year admit rate (blank for colleges without or with very few first-year applicants); tuition is out-of-state tuition and fees. Source: U.S. Department of Education.

Other cities in Nebraska

CityCollegesStudentsInternational
Lincoln 10 38,738 1,757
Omaha 12 47,620 1,358
Kearney 1 5,881 290
Wayne 1 4,666 192
Seward 1 3,479 129
Norfolk 1 5,720 118
Fremont 1 1,558 110
Scottsbluff 1 1,569 80
York 1 532 76
North Platte 1 2,140 74
Crete 1 1,985 70
Hastings 1 956 63
Chadron 1 2,098 35
Peru 1 1,492 26
Bellevue 1 14,667 3
Grand Island 1 6,927 0
Macy 1 620 0
Curtis 1 222 0
Winnebago 1 218 0
Gering 1 32 0

Student counts: IPEDS Fall Enrollment, US Department of Education; 2025 is the latest year. Rankings: 2027 U.S. News National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges.