University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska-Lincoln admitted 88% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1098–1330 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,214 a year. Within six years, 69% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 88%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1098–1330
- ACT middle 50%
- 22–28
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,535 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,214 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $11,449 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,100 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $30,330 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 69%
- Students who return for a second year
- 86%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $61,819 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 19,178
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 27%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 21%
- Engineering
- 10%
- Family and consumer sciences
- 8%
- Agriculture, animal and plant sciences
- 8%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH · 88% admitted
- Roger Williams University RI · 88% admitted
- Iona University NY · 87% admitted
- Webster University MO · 86% admitted
- Xavier University OH · 86% admitted
- Louisiana Tech University LA · 86% admitted
More colleges in Nebraska
- University of Nebraska at Omaha NE · 87% admitted
- Creighton University NE · 80% admitted
- University of Nebraska at Kearney NE · 90% 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.