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University of Nebraska at Omaha

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Omaha, NE
Population 950,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,573
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 61%
Hispanic 16%
Black 8%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 1%
From State 89%
From Region 6%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 42%
Business & Economics 18%
Computer Science 9%
Education 9%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Health Sciences 6%
Arts 4%
Professional 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,718
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,206
Est. In-State Cost $11,278
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,019
10-Year ROI $188,000
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 87%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $5M #175
Engineering, Computing & Math $8M #209
Life & Natural Sciences $11M #242
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 7 #214
Humanities & Social Sciences 27 #328
Life & Natural Sciences 4 #525

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
ACT Range 19 – 26

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Nebraska at Omaha 2,399 42% / 58% 4% $58,614 94%
Artificial Intelligence $87,848 94
Computer Science 109 +1 83% / 17% 6% $102,725 98 97%
Computer and Information Sciences 5 40% / 60% 0% $77,445 88 94%
Cybersecurity 38 95% / 5% 18% $112,214 99 100%
Information Science/Studies 40 78% / 22% 8% $76,845 87 92%
Library and Information Science 17 6% / 94% 0% $36,328 8 100%
Chemistry 16 +1 62% / 38% 6% $62,754 71
Geosciences 11 +1 55% / 45% 0% $53,467 51
Mathematics 28 +3 64% / 36% 0% $74,053 85 86%
Physics 4 50% / 50% 0% $69,125 80
Bioinformatics 3 33% / 67% 0% $58,462 63
Biology 88 +3 28% / 72% 2% $50,130 41 99%
Biotechnology 22 27% / 73% 5% $61,194 68 84%
Environmental Science 27 33% / 67% 0% $54,330 53 100%
Natural Sciences 8 0% / 100% 0% $50,552 42
Neuroscience 32 +1 41% / 59% 6% $60,474 67 96%
Biomechanics 8 38% / 62% 0% $50,373 42
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 22 5% / 95% 0% $53,367 50 96%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 69 41% / 59% 4% $46,877 31 95%
Holistic/Integrative Health 29 +2 3% / 97% 3% $57,768 61
Public Health 25 16% / 84% 8% $49,091 38 88%
Accounting 71 54% / 46% 6% $70,806 82
Banking and Financial Support Services 48 65% / 35% 8% $68,281 79
Business Economics 2 +4 50% / 50% 0% $65,940 76
Business Management and Administration 86 59% / 41% 3% $67,531 78 96%
Business Statistics 5 20% / 80% 20% $68,777 80
Business/Managerial Economics 9 44% / 56% 11% $67,919 79
Finance 30 77% / 23% 7% $67,658 78
Human Resources Management 19 26% / 74% 5% $63,081 71
International Business 5 20% / 80% 0% $65,308 75
Investments and Securities 4 100% / 0% 0% $67,731 78
Logistics 21 86% / 14% 5% $67,531 78 97%
Marketing 77 51% / 49% 10% $64,693 74
Real Estate 22 68% / 32% 14% $68,498 79
Small Business Administration/Management 23 61% / 39% 0% $64,218 73
African-American Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $51,019 44
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 37 41% / 59% 0% $57,085 60 100%
Creative Writing 11 64% / 36% 0% $37,226 9 91%
Criminal Justice 208 +8 33% / 67% 3% $52,800 49 96%
English 23 +3 9% / 91% 4% $48,948 38 92%
Ethnic and Cultural Studies +1 $50,947 43
Foreign Languages 13 +8 8% / 92% 8% $40,387 15 88%
General Studies 338 41% / 59% 1% $53,598 51 90%
Geography 8 +1 75% / 25% 0% $53,950 52
Gerontology 9 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,271 32
History 17 71% / 29% 0% $50,860 43 89%
Intercultural and International Studies 17 +1 53% / 47% 29% $42,037 18 85%
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 22% / 78% 11% $47,966 35
Latin American Studies 2 +6 0% / 100% 0% $50,857 43
Legal Professions and Studies 6 67% / 33% 0% $53,526 51
Philosophy 2 +4 50% / 50% 0% $48,693 37
Political Science 29 +5 62% / 38% 3% $57,308 60 89%
Psychology 173 +6 14% / 86% 3% $47,436 33 94%
Religion/Religious Studies 5 60% / 40% 0% $48,923 37
Social Work 32 12% / 88% 3% $46,995 32 94%
Sociology 19 +4 26% / 74% 0% $53,523 51 88%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 38 39% / 61% 11% $55,218 55 92%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 30 7% / 93% 0% $53,367 50 96%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 5 40% / 60% 0% $53,367 50 96%
Elementary Education 105 7% / 93% 0% $46,519 30 95%
Secondary Education and Teaching 65 51% / 49% 0% $46,519 30 95%
Special Education 12 33% / 67% 0% $53,367 50 96%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $41,887 18 93%
Fine/Studio Arts 49 31% / 69% 6% $41,887 18 93%
Music 15 67% / 33% 7% $29,586 3 94%
Music Education 7 43% / 57% 14% $60,530 67 94%
Music Performance 6 17% / 83% 0% $29,586 3 94%
Theater 7 14% / 86% 0% $35,358 7
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 38 82% / 18% 21% $96,648 97 92%
Emergency Management 34 62% / 38% 12% $62,780 71 97%