Admission Comparison between Nebraska Colleges
For the academic year 2022-2023, 54,837 students have applied to Nebraska colleges and 43,965 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Nebraska colleges is 75.8%. Of the admitted students, 10,840 students finally enrolled in one of Nebraska colleges.
3 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 1,111.
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 19,102 and University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the most admitted students of 15,022.
- The average acceptance rate of Nebraska colleges is 75.8% and Midland University has the lowest acceptance rate of 64.9%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 40.8% and Midland University has the highest yield of 33.4%.
- The average SAT score is 1,111 and Creighton University has the highest SAT score of 1,320.
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.
You can sort the table by column by clicking/touching column titles and narrow down the college list by using the buttons below.
| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Public, 4 years four-years | 19,102 | 15,022 | 4,640 | 78.6% | 31 | $45 | $50 |
| Creighton University Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 7,977 | 6,038 | 1,028 | 75.7% | 17 | - | $50 |
| College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 144 | 93 | 88 | 64.6% | 95 | $30 | $30 |
| Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 1,605 | 1,458 | 335 | 90.8% | 23 | - | - |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE Public, 4 years four-years | 6,794 | 5,842 | 863 | 86.0% | 15 | $45 | $45 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE Public, 4 years four-years | 9,506 | 8,162 | 2,344 | 85.9% | 29 | $45 | $45 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 2,370 | 1,931 | 358 | 81.5% | 19 | - | - |
| Doane University Crete, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 1,953 | 1,481 | 240 | 75.8% | 16 | - | $50 |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 185 | 125 | 72 | 67.6% | 58 | - | - |
| Hastings College Hastings, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 2,121 | 1,513 | 264 | 71.3% | 17 | - | $50 |
| Union College Lincoln, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 940 | 929 | 91 | 98.8% | 10 | - | - |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 95 | 86 | 44 | 90.5% | 51 | - | - |
| York University York, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 480 | 275 | 108 | 57.3% | 39 | - | - |
| Clarkson College Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 66 | 37 | 37 | 56.1% | 100 | $35 | $25 |
| Midland University Fremont, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 1,493 | 969 | 324 | 64.9% | 33 | - | - |
| Summit Christian College Gering, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 6 | 4 | 4 | 66.7% | 100 | $35 | - |
| Average | 54,837 | 43,965 | 10,840 | 75.8% | 41 | $39 | $43 |