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University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. The location of UNL is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

284 Undergraduate Degrees
246 Graduate Degrees
$32,324 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
79% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Nebraska - Lincoln?

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Contact details for UNL are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1400 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68588-0419
Phone: 402-472-7211
Website: www.unl.edu

How Do I Get Into UNL?

You can apply to UNL online at: admissions.unl.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UNL

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 5

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNL?

79% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
8% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at University of Nebraska - Lincoln is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to UNL submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 670. Math scores were between 550 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Nebraska - Lincoln  ( 560 to 670 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Nebraska - Lincoln  ( 550 to 670 )
200
800
UNL received ACT scores from 87% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

ACT English Scores for University of Nebraska - Lincoln  ( 21 to 27 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Nebraska - Lincoln  ( 22 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Nebraska - Lincoln?

$32,324 Net Price
36% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UNL is $32,324. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UNL, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $6,439 a year. That adds up to $25,756 over four years for those students.

University of Nebraska - Lincoln Undergraduate Student Diversity

18,437 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 19,552 undergraduate students at UNL, with 18,437 being full-time and 1,115 being part-time.

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There are also 4,879 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,437 full-time undergraduates at UNL, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Nebraska - Lincoln students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 673
Black or African American 502
Hispanic or Latino 1,526
White 14,050
International Students 821
Other Races/Ethnicities 865

Geographic Diversity

Nebraska students aren't the only ones who study at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 110 countries are represented at UNL. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Malaysia, and India.

Online Learning at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

1,652 Took All Classes Online
14,852 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 14,852 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNL has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 13th most popular in Nebraska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of Nebraska - Lincoln Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Elementary Education 99 0 0 0 99
General Educational Leadership & Administration 0 0 56 3 59
Other Special Education & Teaching 29 0 19 0 48
Curriculum & Instruction 0 1 44 0 45
Mathematics Education 9 9 25 0 43
Agricultural Teacher Education 31 0 5 0 36
Social Science Teacher Education 32 0 0 0 32
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research 0 4 24 0 28
Music Education 25 0 0 0 25
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 0 0 0 23 23
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 19 0 0 0 19
Other Education 0 0 0 16 16
Secondary Education 11 0 0 0 11
General Special Education 0 8 0 0 8
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 8 0 0 0 8
Spanish Education 7 0 0 0 7
Teacher Education 6 0 0 0 6
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 0 5 0 0 5
German Language Teacher Education 2 1 0 0 3
Chemistry Education 2 0 0 0 2
Reading Teacher Education 0 2 0 0 2
Science Education 2 0 0 0 2
Community College Education 0 1 0 0 1
Biology Education 1 0 0 0 1
French Language Teacher Education 1 0 0 0 1
English & Language Arts Education 0 0 0 0 0
Physics Education 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 284 31 173 42 530

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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