Founded: 1872 - Doane is Nebraska's first liberal arts and sciences college.
Undergraduate Student-to-Faculty ratio: 9:1
Doane is: A private, independent, coeducational college, offering outstanding programs to traditional and nontraditional undergraduate and graduate students across three campuses. The main campus in Crete, Neb., sprawls across 300 acres of rolling, wooded hills, scenic ponds and historical architecture. Campuses in Lincoln and Grand Island serve nontraditional undergraduate students and students earning graduate degrees in education, counseling and management.
Majors: Students can choose from an array of liberal arts and sciences and pre-professional programs, including 40 majors, seven pre-professional programs and 24 minors at the Crete campus.
Faculty: Seventy-two full-time appointed faculty members; 80 percent with the terminal degree in their field
Total Enrollment: 2,482 (fall 2006) Includes: Crete campus -922; Lincoln/Grand Island campuses- 665; Graduate programs 895
Student organizations: More than 80 clubs and organizations, including 12 academic honor societies, five fraternities and four sororities
Athletics and Recreation: Member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Great Plains Athletic Conference.