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University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE · CDS 20242025 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
62.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$44,540
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
17:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,958

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates
Total all graduate
Grand total all students

Admissions

Total applicants
Total admitted
Total enrolled
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$8,730
Tuition — out-of-state$27,960
Required fees$2,370
Room and board$14,210
Total cost — in-state$25,310
Total cost — out-of-state$44,540

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$10,170
Avg % of need met62.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$8,024
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,958

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)
Transfer admit rate

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio17:1
% faculty full-time72.3%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)87.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$17,747Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)66.6%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)54.1%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate85.1%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$62,769Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant22.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan33.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full15.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress32.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress24.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted3.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time4.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white75.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian4.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women44.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men55.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian13.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international10.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services20.9%
Engineering10.0%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences8.3%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences7.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.0%
Education6.9%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs6.7%
Psychology6.4%