Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Omaha, NE
Population 950,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,431
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 89%
From Region 6%
Athletes 4.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Hispanic 18%
Black 8%
Asian 6%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Nebraska at Omaha 2,334 43% / 57% 3% $64,212 72 94%
Artificial Intelligence $98,642 97
Computer Science 98 90% / 10% 7% $112,940 99 98%
Computer and Information Sciences $85,146 92 94%
Cybersecurity 43 93% / 7% 9% $123,372 99 100%
Informatics 6 50% / 50% 0%
Information Science/Studies 42 76% / 24% 5% $84,486 91 92%
Chemistry 14 +1 57% / 43% 0% $65,345 74
Geosciences 3 0% / 100% 0% $57,578 59
Mathematics 25 +5 60% / 40% 0% $81,417 89 86%
Physics 7 86% / 14% 0% $69,791 80
Bioinformatics 3 67% / 33% 0% $61,970 68
Biology 105 +2 37% / 63% 2% $55,115 53 99%
Biotechnology 35 +1 43% / 57% 3% $67,279 77 84%
Neuroscience 24 33% / 67% 8% $66,487 76 96%
Environmental Science 29 +1 41% / 59% 0% $59,733 64 100%
Natural Sciences 6 67% / 33% 0% $56,552 56
Biomechanics 8 25% / 75% 0% $54,350 51
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 18 0% / 100% 0% $58,674 61 96%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 57 32% / 68% 2% $51,538 43 95%
Holistic/Integrative Health 19 +3 26% / 74% 0% $65,010 73
Public Health 18 17% / 83% 0% $53,973 50 88%
Accounting 63 59% / 41% 8% $74,811 84
Banking and Financial Support Services 33 73% / 27% 0% $74,822 84
Business Analytics 13 46% / 54% 31%
Business Economics $71,557 81
Business Management and Administration 90 56% / 44% 9% $74,246 84 96%
Business Statistics 3 67% / 33% 0% $76,451 86
Business/Managerial Economics 7 71% / 29% 0% $74,777 84
Economics 10 +1 50% / 50% 10%
Finance 38 74% / 26% 5% $74,130 84
Human Resources Management 23 30% / 70% 0% $67,409 77
International Business 9 11% / 89% 0% $72,755 83
Investments and Securities 6 83% / 17% 17% $74,554 84
Logistics 4 75% / 25% 0% $74,246 84 96%
Marketing 95 38% / 62% 5% $69,286 79
Real Estate 26 77% / 23% 4% $75,631 85
Small Business Administration/Management 16 44% / 56% 6% $67,541 77
African-American Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $51,913 44
Broadcast Journalism 1 0% / 100% 0%
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 24 29% / 71% 0% $62,761 69 100%
Creative Writing 13 46% / 54% 0% $40,928 14 91%
English 19 +1 21% / 79% 0% $53,815 49 92%
Ethnic and Cultural Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,904 44
Foreign Languages 10 +8 40% / 60% 10% $44,403 22 88%
General Studies 327 43% / 57% 1% $58,928 62 90%
Geography $57,145 58
Geography and Environmental Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Gerontology 11 9% / 91% 0% $50,506 40
History 14 +2 86% / 14% 0% $55,917 55 89%
Intercultural and International Studies 12 +3 25% / 75% 0% $46,217 27 85%
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 40% / 60% 0% $51,302 42
Latin American Studies 3 +3 33% / 67% 33% $51,715 43
Library and Information Science 23 +1 0% / 100% 0% $39,940 12 100%
Philosophy 1 +4 100% / 0% 0% $50,040 38
Political Science 33 +3 58% / 42% 0% $63,007 70 89%
Psychology 158 +4 28% / 72% 1% $52,153 45 94%
Religion/Religious Studies 4 75% / 25% 0% $53,281 48
Social Work 47 6% / 94% 0% $51,668 43 94%
Sociology 18 +5 28% / 72% 0% $58,845 62 88%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 24 42% / 58% 0% $60,709 66 92%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 33 3% / 97% 0% $58,674 61 96%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 7 29% / 71% 0% $58,674 61 96%
Elementary Education 67 3% / 97% 0% $51,145 42 95%
Secondary Education and Teaching 67 36% / 64% 1% $51,145 42 95%
Special Education 10 0% / 100% 0% $58,674 61 96%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 4 0% / 100% 0% $46,052 26 93%
Fine/Studio Arts 52 25% / 75% 0% $46,052 26 93%
Music 14 64% / 36% 0% $32,528 5 94%
Music Education 8 75% / 25% 0% $66,549 76 94%
Music Performance 7 57% / 43% 0% $32,528 5 94%
Theater 12 67% / 33% 0% $35,838 7
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 43 93% / 7% 0% $106,259 98 92%
Criminal Justice 241 +6 35% / 65% 3% $58,050 60 96%
Emergency Management 17 65% / 35% 6% $69,023 79 97%
Legal Professions and Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $56,915 57

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,159
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,688
Est. In-State Cost $11,848
Est. Out-of-State Cost $31,936
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

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

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 32.2% 752 36% / 64% 1% $55,643 54 92%
Business & Economics 18.7% 436 54% / 46% 6% $72,670 83 96%
Professional 13.1% 305 45% / 55% 3% $65,443 74 96%
Computer Science 8.1% 189 86% / 14% 7% $108,861 99 97%
Education 7.9% 184 16% / 84% 1% $53,191 47 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.2% 167 38% / 62% 3% $59,422 63 95%
Health Sciences 5.1% 120 23% / 77% 1% $55,294 53 94%
Arts 4.2% 97 41% / 59% 0% $43,551 20 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 49 59% / 41% 0% $73,705 83 86%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 35 46% / 54% 0% $59,188 62 100%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $6.6M #150 85% $0.0M 2 #219
Computer Science $5.7M #120 65% $0.0M 7 #115 28 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.8M #195 47% $0.0M 12 #220 25 3
Physical Sciences & Math $2.3M #280 74% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $2.2M #255 68% $0.0M 4 #185 45 2
Engineering $1.9M #249 53% $0
Education $0.5M #294 47% $0 13 #286
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #207 0% $0
Business & Economics $0.1M #349 52% $0
Total $24.3M #244 66% $0.1M 38 #290 98 6

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 87%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 87% 87% 87%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 69%
SAT Range 1010 – 1240
SAT Math Range 420 – 540
SAT RW Range 590 – 700