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- Nebraska
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NECity: largeZIP 68588Founded 1869
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1869
- Motto
- Literis Dedicata et Omnibus Artibus
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2001
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.unl.edu
- Member of
- APLU
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a public university in Lincoln, Nebraska, with 19,178 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 69% within six years and costs $16,214 a year after aid.
69%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention86%
4-year graduation54%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans32%
$16,214net price / year
88%admission rate
1191average SAT
69%graduate in 6 years
$61,819median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#702 of 1,704 for earnings#576 of 1,739 for lowest net price#399 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,101 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $26,535tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $11,100
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,330
- Average net price
- $16,214national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,449
$30,001–48,000$11,572
$48,001–75,000$12,551
$75,001–110,000$17,140
$110,001+$21,693
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1191
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 560–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 538–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college69%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 69%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 54%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,341
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,819middle 50%: $43,381–$86,782
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,782
Median, University of Nebraska-Lincoln$61,819
Lower quarter$43,381
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 19,178
- Part-time
- 4.1%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 22%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 85%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,658 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,023
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,479,930,187
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic9.6%
Black2.9%
Asian4.1%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.9%
27 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Engineering10%
Family & consumer sciences8.2%
Agriculture7.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.0%
Education6.9%
Communication & journalism6.7%
Psychology6.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE | $12,898 | 51% | $59,749 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE | $17,891 | 62% | $55,176 |
| Wayne State College Wayne, NE | $15,534 | 56% | $50,482 |
| Chadron State College Chadron, NE | $12,662 | 48% | $51,365 |
| Peru State College Peru, NE | $10,005 | 37% | $47,905 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK | $17,058 | 69% | $60,713 |
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | $17,125 | 71% | $67,414 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | $15,630 | 66% | $59,631 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND | $15,636 | 66% | $65,925 |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | $17,571 | 71% | $63,588 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | $14,694 | 67% | $69,111 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 181464. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1353679.