Admission Comparison between Nebraska Colleges
For the academic year 2023-2024, 51,685 students have applied to Nebraska colleges and 43,504 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Nebraska colleges is 75.1%. Of the admitted students, 10,782 students finally enrolled in one of Nebraska colleges.
2 Nebraska colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 9 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Nebraska colleges is 1,131.
Nebraska College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the largest number of applicants of 17,841 and University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the most admitted students of 15,609.
- The average acceptance rate of Nebraska colleges is 75.1% and College of Saint Mary has the lowest acceptance rate of 44.7%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 37.0% and York University has the highest yield of 42.5%.
- The average SAT score is 1,131 and Creighton University has the highest SAT score of 1,325.
Nebraska Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Nebraska colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings College Hastings, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 2,102 | 1,506 | 267 | 71.6% | 18 | - | - |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 190 | 128 | 86 | 67.4% | 67 | - | - |
| Union Adventist University Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 766 | 766 | 94 | 100.0% | 12 | - | - |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 173 | 127 | 66 | 73.4% | 52 | - | - |
| York University York, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 613 | 318 | 135 | 51.9% | 42 | - | - |
| Summit Christian College Gering, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 12 | 5 | 4 | 41.7% | 80 | - | - |
| Clarkson College Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 55 | 43 | 43 | 78.2% | 100 | - | - |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Public, 4 years four-years | 17,841 | 15,609 | 4,650 | 87.5% | 30 | - | - |
| Creighton University Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 7,907 | 6,306 | 1,126 | 79.8% | 18 | - | - |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE Public, 4 years four-years | 9,246 | 8,042 | 2,116 | 87.0% | 26 | - | - |
| Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 1,583 | 1,357 | 341 | 85.7% | 25 | - | - |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE Public, 4 years four-years | 5,283 | 4,728 | 875 | 89.5% | 19 | - | - |
| College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 533 | 238 | 84 | 44.7% | 35 | - | - |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 2,725 | 2,175 | 352 | 79.8% | 16 | - | - |
| Midland University Fremont, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 1,402 | 927 | 291 | 66.1% | 31 | - | - |
| Doane University Crete, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 1,254 | 1,229 | 252 | 98.0% | 21 | - | - |
| Average | 51,685 | 43,504 | 10,782 | 75.1% | 37 | - | - |
Most Compared Nebraska Colleges
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