University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
- Public
- City
- 19,178 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 87%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,214per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 68%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $61,81910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Nebraska Promise covers undergraduate tuition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for qualifying in-state students with a family income of $65,000 or less or who are Pell Grant-eligible.
Source: Nebraska Promise | Undergraduate Office of Admissions | University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 87%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%)
- 1098–1330Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–28Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Nebraska-Lincoln's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 88%16,372 admitted of 18,648 first-year applicants
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Common Data Set 2025–26; 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
- $16,214full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $26,535sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $11,100Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $30,330Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 68%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 86%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $61,81910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 19,178Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 27%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 22%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Boise State University Boise, ID — admits 87%
- Appalachian State University Boone, NC — admits 90%
- East Carolina University Greenville, NC — admits 89%
- Montclair State University Montclair, NJ — admits 88%
- Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA — admits 88%
- Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI — admits 83%
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-Lincoln, 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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