University of Nebraska - Lincoln Teaching Programs

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

University of Nebraska - Lincoln Rankings

According to our 2021 analysis, UNL is ranked #49 out of 545 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 5 colleges in Nebraska, it is ranked at #1.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UNL has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#16	Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Most Popular Online Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Most Popular Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UNL.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Most Popular Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Most Popular Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UNL has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#17	Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific	College Factual
#18	Best Colleges for Special Education	College Factual
#36	Best Colleges for Education	College Factual
#45	Best Education Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#49	Best Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific	College Factual
#257	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Nebraska - Lincoln?

Contact details for UNL are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	14Th And R St, Lincoln, NE 68588
Phone:	402-472-7211
Website:	www.unl.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/UNLincoln
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/UNLincoln

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	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNL?

UNL has an acceptance rate of 64%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% 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 550 and 680. Math scores were between 550 and 700.

UNL received ACT scores from 93% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 21 and 28. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford University of Nebraska - Lincoln?

The overall average net price of UNL is $31,906. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UNL, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $6,391 a year. That adds up to $25,564 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNL is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Nebraska - Lincoln Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 20,478 undergraduate students at UNL, with 19,132 being full-time and 1,346 being part-time.

There are also 4,912 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,132 full-time undergraduates at UNL, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	555
Black or African American	504
Hispanic or Latino	1,395
White	14,314
International Students	1,530
Other Races/Ethnicities	834

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

There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 11 master’s degree programs available online at UNL. In 2017-2018, 11,827 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.

This school is the 4th most popular in Nebraska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of UNL

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Nebraska - Lincoln was 14.3%. This is the #760 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UNL regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UNL majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	7%
Curriculum & Instruction	7%
Educational Administration	11%
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	33%
Other Special Education & Teaching	29%
Special Education	29%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UNL ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UNL.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Special Education & Teaching	#6
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	#10
Curriculum & Instruction	#52
Curriculum & Instruction	#52
Special Education	#70
General Educational Leadership & Administration	#86
Educational Administration	#110

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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
Other Special Education & Teaching	56	0	24	0	80
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	69	4	73
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	56	0	56
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	0	0	46	46
Agricultural Teacher Education	35	0	4	0	39
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	33	0	0	0	33
Social Science Teacher Education	28	0	0	0	28
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	0	3	22	0	25
Music Education	22	0	0	0	22
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	18	0	0	0	18
Mathematics Education	10	0	6	0	16
Teacher Education	15	0	0	0	15
Science Education	8	0	0	0	8
Other Education	0	0	0	6	6
Business Education	6	0	0	0	6
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	6	0	0	0	6
Spanish Education	6	0	0	0	6
Biology Education	2	0	0	0	2
Chemistry Education	1	0	0	0	1
English & Language Arts Education	1	0	0	0	1
German Language Teacher Education	1	0	0	0	1
Education of the Deaf	0	0	0	0	0
Art Education	0	0	0	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Health Education	0	0	0	0	0
Modern Language Education	0	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0	0
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Technology Education	0	0	0	0	0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	347	3	181	56	587

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By (NONE LISTED, JUST A WEBSITE) www.mawhamba.net under License

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