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University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, NE · Public · Town (distant) · Nebraska - Kearney · Nebraska Kearney · UNK · University of Nebraska - Kearney

Public institution in Kearney, NE · 4,130 undergraduates · 86% acceptance rate · $50,105 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$16,488789th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,302401st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$14,260508th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,452650th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,500570th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,1051,057th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,241997th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
59.8%787th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.6%863rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
85.8%1,090th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1089731st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,130571st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.5%1,007th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 300 mi (DEN)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$47,260$53,358
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,912$45,618
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$45,808$48,641
Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculturebachelors$45,696$38,829
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$37,748$40,209
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$36,848$35,701
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$36,560$32,925
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$36,437$35,365
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$35,416$34,298
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$35,416$35,149
Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$34,348$35,416
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$33,637$28,960

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,877,744 (M $1,653,759 · W $1,223,985)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Nebraska at Kearney’s 4,130 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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