University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska
- Public
- Town
- 4,088 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 89%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $17,891per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 60%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $55,17610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through the New Nebraskan Tuition Waiver, eligible out-of-state undergraduate students pay the Nebraska in-state tuition rate.
Source: New Nebraskan Tuition Waiver | Financial Aid | University of Nebraska at Kearney
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 89%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 905–1125Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 19–26Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $17,891full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $27,218sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,922Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $16,134Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 60%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 80%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $55,17610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,088Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 41%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 34%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Wayne State College Wayne, NE
- Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT — admits 87%
- Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO — admits 86%
- University of North Alabama Florence, AL — admits 87%
- Keene State College Keene, NH — admits 90%
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA — admits 98%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Nebraska at Kearney, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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