Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Nebraska-Lincoln and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 11,869 male and 11,936 female students attending Nebraska-Lincoln. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.99 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Nebraska-Lincoln.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Nebraska-Lincoln
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total19,18918,1751,014
Men9,6169,016600
Women9,5739,159414
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Nebraska-Lincoln
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,6162,5202,096
Men2,2531,294959
Women2,3631,2261,137

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 17,427 White students (73.21%) and 1,958 Hispanic students (8.23%) at University of Nebraska-Lincoln(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native371720
Asian727355372
Black or African American552295257
Hispanic1,701825876
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1394
White14,5797,2927,287
Two or More Races684304380
Race/Ethnicity Unknown18710978
Total 19,1899,6169,573
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native15510
Asian1236162
Black or African American1216259
Hispanic257129128
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White2,8481,2871,561
Two or More Races1246262
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1536489
Total 4,6162,2532,363

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 19,702 students whose age under twenty five and 2,162 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Especially, 283 students are younger than eighteen and 26 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
TotalMenWomen
Total19,189 9,6169,573
Under 18283 111172
18-198,207 3,8304,377
20-217,638 3,7663,872
22-242,295 1,414881
25-29459 291168
30-34171 12249
35-3977 4334
40-4941 2813
50-6417 107
65 and over1 10
Total 19,189 9,6169,573
Population by Student Age at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
TotalMenWomen
Total4,616 2,2532,363
20-2155 2431
22-241,224 548676
25-291,482 730752
30-34773 424349
35-39446 241205
40-49455 213242
50-64156 5997
65 and over25 1411
Total 4,616 2,2532,363

Online Student Population

At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 14,852 students (62.39% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,652 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 807 students live in Nebraska where University of Nebraska-Lincoln is located in and 722 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total23,80519,1894,616
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,6522781,374
Enrolled Some in Online Classes13,20012,736464
Not Enrolled in Online Classes8,9536,1752,778
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,6522781,374
Nebraska Residents807186621
Other State in U.S.72249673
Outside of U.S.814041
Unknown42339