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University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UNL

Public institution in Lincoln, NE · 18,887 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $56,887 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
$17,424854th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,108607th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$27,7481,155th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$25,341710th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,000751st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,887695th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,692680th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
65.8%560th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.3%463rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
77.1%807th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1191414th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
18,887127th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
22.2%1,589th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 332 mi (MSP)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$45
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 103 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,786$71,015
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$68,666$64,493
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,499$66,821
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$67,660$68,918
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,651$66,168
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,328$70,680
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$63,253$60,523
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$57,657$57,564
Agricultural MechanizationAgriculturebachelors$52,941$55,286
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$52,274$46,924
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$50,856$39,369
Biological/Biosystems EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$49,683$45,864

Campus facts

Athletics — 15 sports + curated flag football

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,695,377 (M $7,103,791 · W $5,591,586)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 18,887 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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