University of Nebraska at Kearney
University of Nebraska at Kearney admitted 90% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 905–1125 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $17,891 a year. Within six years, 62% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 90%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 905–1125
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–26
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $27,218 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $17,891 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $15,830 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $8,922 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $16,134 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 62%
- Students who return for a second year
- 80%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $55,176 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,088
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 41%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 22%
- Education
- 16%
- Health professions
- 8%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 6%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Aquinas College MI · 90% admitted
- University of Houston-Downtown TX · 90% admitted
- Sam Houston State University TX · 90% admitted
- Johnson & Wales University-Providence RI · 88% admitted
- University of Central Arkansas AR · 90% admitted
- Ferris State University MI · 91% admitted
More colleges in Nebraska
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE · 88% admitted
- University of Nebraska at Omaha NE · 87% admitted
- Creighton University NE · 80% admitted
- Nebraska Wesleyan University NE · 80% admitted
- Concordia University-Nebraska NE · 86% admitted
- Midland University NE · 66% admitted
- Doane University NE · 98% admitted
- Hastings College NE · 72% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.