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 12,274 male and 12,157 female students attending Nebraska-Lincoln. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.01 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
Total19,55218,4371,115
Men9,8739,238635
Women9,6799,199480
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Nebraska-Lincoln
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,8792,6182,261
Men2,4011,3551,046
Women2,4781,2631,215

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 17,986 White students (73.62%) and 1,863 Hispanic students (7.63%) 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 Native461828
Asian711359352
Black or African American539280259
Hispanic1,620770850
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1138
White14,8637,4737,390
Two or More Races674314360
Race/Ethnicity Unknown19211280
Total 19,5529,8739,679
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1266
Asian1567779
Black or African American1125557
Hispanic243116127
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White3,1231,4431,680
Two or More Races1246262
Race/Ethnicity Unknown18973116
Total 4,8792,4012,478

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 19,866 students whose age under twenty five and 2,358 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Especially, 63 students are younger than eighteen and 24 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
Total19,552 9,8739,679
Under 1863 3231
18-197,101 3,1993,902
20-217,975 3,9454,030
22-243,489 2,1021,387
25-29589 373216
30-34187 13156
35-3977 4433
40-4951 3417
50-6418 126
65 and over2 11
Total 19,552 9,8739,679
Population by Student Age at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
TotalMenWomen
Total4,879 2,4012,478
20-2120 911
22-241,218 528690
25-291,618 816802
30-34861 479382
35-39510 269241
40-49473 226247
50-64157 6394
65 and over22 1111
Total 4,879 2,4012,478

Online Student Population

At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 15,859 students (64.91% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,954 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, 922 students live in Nebraska where University of Nebraska-Lincoln is located in and 862 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total24,43119,5524,879
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,9544101,544
Enrolled Some in Online Classes13,90513,354551
Not Enrolled in Online Classes8,5725,7882,784
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,9544101,544
Nebraska Residents922287635
Other State in U.S.86256806
Outside of U.S.17067103
Unknown000