University of Nebraska

Lincoln, NE · Public research
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Acceptance rate
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14,146 admitted
SAT · 50th
1200
Range 1090–1310
6-yr grad
67.0%
Retention 86.0%
Undergrads
19,178
17:1 S-F
Admissions
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14,146 admitted
from 18,354 apps
Applications18,354
Enrolled4,699 · 33.2% yield
Test scores
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1200
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1090–1310 · 8.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W550600660
Math540600670
Comp109012001310
ACT
255075
Comp222428
Cost & aid
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$8,310
in-state tuition
out-of-state $26,640
Tuition (in-state)$8,310
Tuition (out-of-state)$26,640
Fees$2,124
Room & board$14,120
Books$1,100
Avg debt at graduation$23,894
Academics
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17 : 1
student-faculty ratio
86.0% retention
Student-faculty17 : 1
Retention86.0%
4-year graduation49.7%
6-year graduation67.0%
Enrollment
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19,178
undergraduates
Total undergraduates19,178
First-year4,699
Full-time95%
Female51%
Out-of-state24.0%
Rankings
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#42
Princeton Review
Undergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#4226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#6426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#7826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#15826
NicheBest Colleges in America#17926
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#22026
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#39826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingNebraska colleges2
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$45
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1-May
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://www.unl.edu/apply/
Admissions emailadmissions@unl.edu
Admissions phone402-472-2023
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Kansas
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Kansas KS · Public92.6%117022K
Iowa State University IA · Public87.9%1260—
University of Iowa IA · Public79.9%123023K
Kansas State University KS · Public87.5%114016K
University of Missouri MO · Public78.5%123024K
Colorado State University CO · Public88.6%—26K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Nebraska-Lincoln

25 years of University of Nebraska-Lincoln's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.