Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
55,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours
2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation
265 (81%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
3,802
Men / Women
40% / 60%
From State
88%
From Region
7%
Athletes
17.3%
Racial/Ethnic
White
73%
Hispanic
15%
International
5%
Black
3%
Mixed
3%
Asian
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 39.9% 39.9%
2012 Men: 43.5% 43.5%
2013 Men: 42.2% 42.2%
2014 Men: 42.8% 42.8%
2015 Men: 38.5% 38.5%
2016 Men: 42.3% 42.3%
2017 Men: 42.3% 42.3%
2018 Men: 41.0% 41.0%
2019 Men: 36.8% 36.8%
2020 Men: 37.6% 37.6%
2021 Men: 38.7% 38.7%
2022 Men: 36.8% 36.8%
2023 Men: 39.0% 39.0%
2024 Men: 39.5% 39.5%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2011 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2014 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2016 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2017 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2018 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2011 Black: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2013 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2014 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2016 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2017 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2018 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2020 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2021 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2022 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2023 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2024 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2011 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2012 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2013 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2014 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2015 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2016 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8%
2017 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0%
2018 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2019 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5%
2020 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6%
2021 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2022 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3%
2023 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4%
2024 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6%
2011 White: 83.7% 83.7%
2012 White: 82.3% 82.3%
2013 White: 79.7% 79.7%
2014 White: 80.1% 80.1%
2015 White: 78.4% 78.4%
2016 White: 82.0% 82.0%
2017 White: 80.1% 80.1%
2018 White: 76.1% 76.1%
2019 White: 79.3% 79.3%
2020 White: 77.9% 77.9%
2021 White: 79.8% 79.8%
2022 White: 78.6% 78.6%
2023 White: 76.9% 76.9%
2024 White: 75.7% 75.7%
2011 International: 5.9% 5.9%
2012 International: 5.0% 5.0%
2013 International: 5.5% 5.5%
2014 International: 4.9% 4.9%
2015 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2016 International: 6.5% 6.5%
2017 International: 6.5% 6.5%
2018 International: 9.9% 9.9%
2019 International: 7.2% 7.2%
2020 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2021 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2022 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2023 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2024 International: 4.2% 4.2%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2025 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2020 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2021 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2022 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2023 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2024 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2025 Black: 2.9% 2.9%
2020 Hispanic: 12.3% 12.3%
2021 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4%
2022 Hispanic: 13.7% 13.7%
2023 Hispanic: 14.1% 14.1%
2024 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4%
2025 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4%
2020 White: 76.3% 76.3%
2021 White: 76.3% 76.3%
2022 White: 73.6% 73.6%
2023 White: 74.0% 74.0%
2024 White: 73.0% 73.0%
2025 White: 72.6% 72.6%
2020 International: 5.1% 5.1%
2021 International: 4.7% 4.7%
2022 International: 5.6% 5.6%
2023 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2024 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2025 International: 4.6% 4.6%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
University of Nebraska at Kearney
844
37% / 63%
4%
$60,670
71
96%
Computer Science
18 +1
89% / 11%
17%
$67,498
80
100%
Chemistry
12 —
58% / 42%
0%
$65,893
79
—
Mathematics
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$61,411
72
—
Physics
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$67,554
81
—
Biology
42 —
38% / 62%
5%
$62,107
74
95%
Agricultural Business and Management
8 —
75% / 25%
0%
$69,692
83
100%
Allied Health Sciences
51 —
20% / 80%
4%
$65,418
78
100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders
18 —
0% / 100%
0%
$58,683
68
100%
Business Administration
138 +4
47% / 53%
7%
$79,597
90
97%
Operations Management
51 —
94% / 6%
2%
$79,597
90
97%
Recreation Management
34 +1
53% / 47%
15%
$64,610
77
97%
Sports Management
16 +1
62% / 38%
6%
$56,219
63
100%
Communication
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$45,321
33
—
English
15 +1
20% / 80%
0%
$47,249
39
96%
Family and Consumer Sciences
21 —
5% / 95%
0%
$46,463
37
92%
Foreign Languages
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$49,684
46
—
General Studies
37 —
49% / 51%
3%
$48,959
44
100%
Geography
— —
—
—
$59,447
69
—
History
23 +1
52% / 48%
0%
$58,822
68
94%
International Affairs
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$57,168
65
—
Journalism
20 +1
35% / 65%
0%
$45,862
35
84%
Political Science
13 +8
46% / 54%
8%
$59,752
70
—
Psychology
43 +3
26% / 74%
2%
$50,509
49
—
Rhetoric and Composition
7 —
29% / 71%
0%
$53,321
56
100%
Social Work
43 —
9% / 91%
0%
$46,647
37
92%
Sociology
12 +3
33% / 67%
8%
$50,726
49
—
Spanish
— —
—
—
$46,687
37
100%
Business Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$56,964
64
100%
Elementary Education
114 +4
7% / 93%
0%
$49,980
47
94%
Physical Education
12 +1
83% / 17%
0%
$56,964
64
100%
Special Education
8 +5
25% / 75%
0%
$65,452
78
96%
Interior Design
13 —
0% / 100%
0%
$58,277
67
—
Music
10 —
40% / 60%
10%
$53,550
57
100%
Studio Art
11 +1
36% / 64%
0%
$48,578
43
97%
Theater
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$37,044
13
—
Aviation
5 —
100% / 0%
60%
$74,549
87
—
Criminal Justice
33 +2
30% / 70%
0%
$55,257
61
99%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$9,115
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$16,260
Est. In-State Cost
$11,791
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$21,034
ROI Percentile
71th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
80%
4-Year Graduation Rate
36%
6-Year Graduation Rate
58%
Transfer-Out Rate
23%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 60.6% 60.6%
2012 Graduated: 55.9% 55.9%
2013 Graduated: 53.2% 53.2%
2014 Graduated: 56.4% 56.4%
2015 Graduated: 55.9% 55.9%
2016 Graduated: 56.9% 56.9%
2017 Graduated: 61.3% 61.3%
2018 Graduated: 58.4% 58.4%
2019 Graduated: 55.8% 55.8%
2020 Graduated: 58.9% 58.9%
2021 Graduated: 58.0% 58.0%
2022 Graduated: 54.1% 54.1%
2023 Graduated: 59.8% 59.8%
2024 Graduated: 57.7% 57.7%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 56.6% 56.6%
2012 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2013 Men: 49.0% 49.0%
2014 Men: 54.4% 54.4%
2015 Men: 49.8% 49.8%
2016 Men: 50.4% 50.4%
2017 Men: 53.7% 53.7%
2018 Men: 53.8% 53.8%
2019 Men: 50.6% 50.6%
2020 Men: 51.4% 51.4%
2021 Men: 50.6% 50.6%
2022 Men: 43.5% 43.5%
2023 Men: 54.6% 54.6%
2024 Men: 52.1% 52.1%
2011 Women: 63.5% 63.5%
2012 Women: 61.8% 61.8%
2013 Women: 57.0% 57.0%
2014 Women: 58.3% 58.3%
2015 Women: 60.6% 60.6%
2016 Women: 61.6% 61.6%
2017 Women: 66.3% 66.3%
2018 Women: 61.9% 61.9%
2019 Women: 59.6% 59.6%
2020 Women: 64.5% 64.5%
2021 Women: 62.6% 62.6%
2022 Women: 61.8% 61.8%
2023 Women: 63.5% 63.5%
2024 Women: 61.7% 61.7%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5%
2012 Hispanic: 42.6% 42.6%
2013 Hispanic: 32.0% 32.0%
2014 Hispanic: 55.7% 55.7%
2015 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1%
2016 Hispanic: 38.6% 38.6%
2017 Hispanic: 48.4% 48.4%
2018 Hispanic: 52.4% 52.4%
2019 Hispanic: 51.2% 51.2%
2020 Hispanic: 56.5% 56.5%
2021 Hispanic: 49.5% 49.5%
2022 Hispanic: 46.9% 46.9%
2023 Hispanic: 55.9% 55.9%
2024 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2011 White: 62.1% 62.1%
2012 White: 58.0% 58.0%
2013 White: 56.4% 56.4%
2014 White: 58.8% 58.8%
2015 White: 59.6% 59.6%
2016 White: 60.6% 60.6%
2017 White: 66.4% 66.4%
2018 White: 63.3% 63.3%
2019 White: 60.3% 60.3%
2020 White: 61.3% 61.3%
2021 White: 60.4% 60.4%
2022 White: 56.8% 56.8%
2023 White: 63.8% 63.8%
2024 White: 59.8% 59.8%
2011 International: 55.0% 55.0%
2012 International: 48.9% 48.9%
2013 International: 40.0% 40.0%
2014 International: 38.0% 38.0%
2015 International: 36.1% 36.1%
2016 International: 39.7% 39.7%
2017 International: 36.2% 36.2%
2018 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2019 International: 30.1% 30.1%
2020 International: 57.1% 57.1%
2021 International: 58.1% 58.1%
2022 International: 47.9% 47.9%
2023 International: 44.7% 44.7%
2024 International: 48.7% 48.7%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
28.6%
241
29% / 71%
2%
$49,996
47
94%
Business & Economics
28.3%
239
59% / 41%
7%
$75,900
88
97%
Education
16.0%
135
15% / 85%
0%
$51,569
52
95%
Health Sciences
8.2%
69
14% / 86%
3%
$63,661
76
100%
Life & Natural Sciences
5.0%
42
38% / 62%
5%
$62,107
74
95%
Professional
4.5%
38
39% / 61%
8%
$57,795
66
99%
Arts
4.3%
36
22% / 78%
3%
$52,821
55
98%
Computer Science
2.1%
18
89% / 11%
17%
$67,498
80
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
2.1%
18
67% / 33%
0%
$65,764
78
—
Agriculture & Food Science
0.9%
8
75% / 25%
0%
$69,692
83
100%
Research
R3
⇅
Physical Sciences & Math
$1.3M
#331
42%
$0
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0.7M
#360
8%
$0
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0.6M
#182
72%
$0.0M
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0.5M
#392
67%
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0.4M
#304
60%
$0.0M
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0.1M
#367
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0.1M
#373
18%
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0.0M
#450
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$3.7M
#421
43%
$0.1M
—
—
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
72%
Yield (Unbound)
18%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
72%
72%
72%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 86.3% 86.3%
2012 Acceptance: 85.3% 85.3%
2013 Acceptance: 84.9% 84.9%
2014 Acceptance: 84.1% 84.1%
2015 Acceptance: 85.4% 85.4%
2016 Acceptance: 85.1% 85.1%
2017 Acceptance: 81.7% 81.7%
2018 Acceptance: 93.6% 93.6%
2019 Acceptance: 85.2% 85.2%
2020 Acceptance: 88.4% 88.4%
2021 Acceptance: 90.3% 90.3%
2022 Acceptance: 86.0% 86.0%
2023 Acceptance: 85.8% 85.8%
2024 Acceptance: 89.5% 89.5%
2011 Yield: 47.6% 47.6%
2012 Yield: 47.3% 47.3%
2013 Yield: 46.5% 46.5%
2014 Yield: 43.5% 43.5%
2015 Yield: 43.8% 43.8%
2016 Yield: 42.1% 42.1%
2017 Yield: 18.7% 18.7%
2018 Yield: 18.1% 18.1%
2019 Yield: 19.0% 19.0%
2020 Yield: 17.6% 17.6%
2021 Yield: 17.5% 17.5%
2022 Yield: 14.8% 14.8%
2023 Yield: 14.6% 14.6%
2024 Yield: 18.5% 18.5%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,615 2,615
2012 Applicants: 2,815 2,815
2013 Applicants: 2,589 2,589
2014 Applicants: 2,706 2,706
2015 Applicants: 2,511 2,511
2016 Applicants: 2,815 2,815
2017 Applicants: 5,911 5,911
2018 Applicants: 5,559 5,559
2019 Applicants: 5,324 5,324
2020 Applicants: 5,359 5,359
2021 Applicants: 6,076 6,076
2022 Applicants: 6,794 6,794
2023 Applicants: 7,253 7,253
2024 Applicants: 5,283 5,283
2011 Admitted: 2,258 2,258
2012 Admitted: 2,402 2,402
2013 Admitted: 2,197 2,197
2014 Admitted: 2,276 2,276
2015 Admitted: 2,144 2,144
2016 Admitted: 2,395 2,395
2017 Admitted: 4,832 4,832
2018 Admitted: 5,205 5,205
2019 Admitted: 4,535 4,535
2020 Admitted: 4,738 4,738
2021 Admitted: 5,488 5,488
2022 Admitted: 5,842 5,842
2023 Admitted: 6,222 6,222
2024 Admitted: 4,728 4,728
2011 Enrolled: 1,074 1,074
2012 Enrolled: 1,136 1,136
2013 Enrolled: 1,022 1,022
2014 Enrolled: 990 990
2015 Enrolled: 938 938
2016 Enrolled: 1,008 1,008
2017 Enrolled: 904 904
2018 Enrolled: 944 944
2019 Enrolled: 863 863
2020 Enrolled: 833 833
2021 Enrolled: 958 958
2022 Enrolled: 863 863
2023 Enrolled: 910 910
2024 Enrolled: 875 875
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
84%
SAT Range
900
–
1120
SAT Math Range
410
–
550
SAT RW Range
490
–
570
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
900
1000
1100
1200
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 890 890
2012 25th: 980 980
2013 25th: 860 860
2014 25th: 900 900
2015 25th: 860 860
2016 25th: 830 830
2017 25th: 1035 1035
2018 25th: 935 935
2019 25th: 990 990
2020 25th: 960 960
2021 25th: 938 938
2022 25th: 1000 1000
2023 25th: 970 970
2024 25th: 905 905
2011 75th: 1140 1140
2012 75th: 1190 1190
2013 75th: 1070 1070
2014 75th: 1070 1070
2015 75th: 1070 1070
2016 75th: 1020 1020
2017 75th: 1143 1143
2018 75th: 1120 1120
2019 75th: 1168 1168
2020 75th: 1100 1100
2021 75th: 1133 1133
2022 75th: 1200 1200
2023 75th: 1150 1150
2024 75th: 1125 1125
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 450 450
2012 25th: 510 510
2013 25th: 440 440
2014 25th: 470 470
2015 25th: 420 420
2016 25th: 430 430
2017 25th: 525 525
2018 25th: 465 465
2019 25th: 510 510
2020 25th: 500 500
2021 25th: 470 470
2022 25th: 510 510
2023 25th: 490 490
2024 25th: 410 410
2011 75th: 570 570
2012 75th: 610 610
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 550 550
2015 75th: 530 530
2016 75th: 530 530
2017 75th: 588 588
2018 75th: 560 560
2019 75th: 585 585
2020 75th: 550 550
2021 75th: 553 553
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 560 560
2024 75th: 550 550
SAT Reading & Writing
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2012 25th: 470 470
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 440 440
2016 25th: 400 400
2017 25th: 510 510
2018 25th: 470 470
2019 25th: 480 480
2020 25th: 460 460
2021 25th: 468 468
2022 25th: 490 490
2023 25th: 480 480
2024 25th: 495 495
2011 75th: 570 570
2012 75th: 580 580
2013 75th: 520 520
2014 75th: 520 520
2015 75th: 540 540
2016 75th: 490 490
2017 75th: 555 555
2018 75th: 560 560
2019 75th: 583 583
2020 75th: 550 550
2021 75th: 580 580
2022 75th: 600 600
2023 75th: 590 590
2024 75th: 575 575
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2012 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0%
2013 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2014 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2016 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2017 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2018 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2019 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0%
2020 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0%
2021 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0%
2022 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0%
2023 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0%
2024 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
