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University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Lincoln, NE
Population 340,000
Website http://www.unl.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 18,887
Men / Women 50% / 50%
White 71%
Hispanic 10%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
International 3%
Native American 1%
From State 76%
From Region 10%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 29%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Engineering 9%
Arts 7%
Education 6%
Computer Science 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
Professional 2%
Health Sciences 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,434
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,584
Est. In-State Cost $13,497
Est. Out-of-State Cost $36,976
10-Year ROI $181,000
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $484M #43
Humanities & Social Sciences $30M #54
Engineering, Computing & Math $98M #65
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 61 #88
Humanities & Social Sciences 268 #88
Life & Natural Sciences 92 #208

Honors College

Name University Honors Program
Students 2,500 (13%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 89%
SAT Range 1130 – 1290
SAT Math Range 538 – 660
SAT RW Range 560 – 670
ACT Range 22 – 28

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
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 1,000 36% / 64% 7% $57,326 96%
Agricultural Mechanization 17 — 100% / 0% 0% $74,776 84 92%
Agriculture 15 — 27% / 73% 0% $51,937 40 94%
Agronomy and Crop Science 46 — 65% / 35% 2% $58,512 58 95%
Animal Sciences 83 — 29% / 71% 1% $54,812 49 93%
Biochemistry 87 +1 41% / 59% 6% $65,264 72 98%
Biology 142 +5 41% / 59% 3% $62,754 67 95%
Botany 3 — 100% / 0% 33% $51,109 38 —
Entomology 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $50,637 36 —
Environmental Studies 22 +2 23% / 77% 0% $49,722 34 95%
Food Science 50 — 30% / 70% 90% $60,931 63 100%
Horticultural Science 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $58,512 58 95%
Integrated Science (Agriculture) 3 — 33% / 67% 67% $58,071 57 —
Landscaping and Groundskeeping 13 — 100% / 0% 0% $56,741 54 97%
Microbiology 19 +5 37% / 63% 21% $60,853 63 94%
Natural Resources Management — — — — $50,631 36 —
Pre-Veterinary Studies 19 — 11% / 89% 0% $52,079 41 —
Range Science and Management 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,512 58 95%
Soil Science 13 — 31% / 69% 0% $57,293 55 —
Turf Management — — — — $58,211 58 —
Urban Forestry 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,348 47 —
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,302 44 —
Athletic Training 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $61,030 64 —
Pre-Dentistry Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $60,722 63 —
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 46 — 2% / 98% 0% $58,608 58 98%
Agricultural Business and Management 46 +2 65% / 35% 0% $60,418 62 96%
Agricultural Economics 29 — 79% / 21% 0% $60,418 62 96%
Agricultural Communication/Journalism 10 — 10% / 90% 10% $53,442 45 —
Natural Resources/Conservation 62 — 45% / 55% 0% $49,722 34 95%
Psychology 246 +22 17% / 83% 1% $52,377 41 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 74 55% / 45% 8% $69,337 99%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $59,462 60 —
Chemistry 26 — 42% / 58% 8% $64,492 70 —
Geosciences 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $59,822 61 —
Mathematics 38 +12 55% / 45% 11% $73,518 82 100%
Physics 6 +1 100% / 0% 0% $70,317 79 90%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 873 61% / 39% 4% $72,959 98%
Accounting 43 — 56% / 44% 0% $74,112 83 96%
Actuarial Science 44 — 70% / 30% 9% $109,323 98 100%
Business Management and Administration 267 +25 62% / 38% 5% $62,338 66 98%
Business and Managerial Economics — — — — $67,054 74 —
Finance 175 +21 78% / 22% 4% $77,155 86 99%
Hospitality Management 30 — 23% / 77% 3% $54,410 48 100%
International Business 13 +1 38% / 62% 8% $60,444 62 80%
Logistics 33 +2 73% / 27% 12% $62,338 66 97%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 83 +5 72% / 28% 0% $109,323 98 100%
Marketing 185 +13 44% / 56% 1% $64,871 71 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Sciences 3 67% / 33% 0% $51,736 99%
French Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,736 40 99%
German Language Teacher Education — — — — $51,453 39 —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,736 40 99%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,736 40 99%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 1,075 61% / 39% 4% $75,874 96%
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $94,970 96 100%
Architectural Engineering 26 — 73% / 27% 0% $82,181 89 —
Biological Systems Engineering 43 — 60% / 40% 2% $71,594 81 100%
Chemical Engineering 26 — 77% / 23% 4% $89,055 93 97%
Civil Engineering 71 — 83% / 17% 8% $79,612 88 98%
Computer Engineering 33 — 97% / 3% 6% $105,749 98 96%
Construction Engineering 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $83,735 90 —
Electrical Engineering 45 — 93% / 7% 7% $97,890 97 95%
Environmental Engineering 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $78,396 87 —
Mechanical Engineering 108 — 96% / 4% 1% $84,216 91 97%
Computer Science 115 +1 77% / 23% 15% $103,755 98 —
Computer Software Engineering 37 — 81% / 19% 3% $105,749 98 96%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 152 — 40% / 60% 1% $63,837 69 96%
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services 154 — 23% / 77% 2% $45,796 23 94%
Forensic Science and Technology 38 — 11% / 89% 5% $58,664 59 89%
Legal Professions and Studies 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% $56,391 53 —
Apparel and Textiles 13 — 15% / 85% 0% $51,456 39 96%
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 69 — 51% / 49% 3% $61,283 64 —
Architecture and Building Sciences — — — — $60,917 63 —
Interior Architecture 35 — 9% / 91% 9% $57,171 55 90%
Landscape Architecture 5 — 40% / 60% 20% $59,473 60 —
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 63 — 97% / 3% 2% $91,651 95 98%
Construction Management 27 — 85% / 15% 4% $88,920 93 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts 996 36% / 64% 3% $53,370 95%
Economics 49 +14 71% / 29% 10% $74,268 83 100%
Economics — — — — $69,039 77 —
Ancient Studies/Civilization 8 +8 50% / 50% 0% $51,424 39 100%
Anthropology 23 +4 22% / 78% 0% $46,535 25 79%
Broadcast Journalism 24 +13 62% / 38% 12% $51,054 38 98%
English 45 +8 18% / 82% 0% $44,600 19 96%
Ethnic Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 50% $41,782 13 89%
French 2 +4 50% / 50% 0% $51,974 40 93%
Geography 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% $56,132 52 —
German 4 +4 25% / 75% 0% $51,815 40 —
History 37 +10 57% / 43% 0% $46,214 24 99%
Intercultural and International Studies 19 +6 16% / 84% 5% $54,194 47 85%
Journalism 32 +3 12% / 88% 0% $51,054 38 98%
Philosophy 9 +3 56% / 44% 0% $52,385 42 —
Political Science 80 +15 42% / 57% 1% $63,703 69 95%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 141 +20 23% / 77% 4% $58,750 59 96%
Russian 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% $51,924 40 —
Sociology 14 +3 21% / 79% 7% $53,358 44 92%
Spanish 4 +19 0% / 100% 0% $51,974 40 93%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 36 +6 31% / 69% 0% $53,230 44 88%
Sports Communication 54 +9 72% / 28% 2% $58,750 59 96%
Women's Studies 5 +3 0% / 100% 20% $41,782 13 89%
Agricultural Teacher Education 25 — 44% / 56% 0% $51,736 40 99%
Biology Teacher Education — — — — $51,518 39 —
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,736 40 99%
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,736 40 99%
Elementary Education 106 — 8% / 92% 0% $47,126 26 95%
General Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,789 34 —
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $51,736 40 99%
Secondary Education and Teaching 46 +13 46% / 54% 0% $47,126 26 95%
Social Science Teacher Education 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $51,736 40 99%
Special Education and Teaching 24 — 17% / 83% 0% $51,536 39 94%
Teacher Education 2 +6 50% / 50% 0% $51,736 40 99%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,126 26 95%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $42,040 14 92%
Dance 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $40,742 11 —
Digital Arts 23 — 83% / 17% 0% $47,372 27 —
Film Studies 11 +1 55% / 45% 9% $45,199 21 100%
Fine/Studio Arts 21 +1 14% / 86% 5% $42,040 14 92%
Graphic Design 54 — 28% / 72% 6% $55,948 52 97%
Music 26 — 65% / 35% 4% $46,028 23 87%
Music Education 21 — 52% / 48% 0% $51,736 40 99%
Theater 11 — 45% / 55% 9% $42,511 15 97%
Visual and Performing Arts — — — — $40,827 12 —

Rankings

Engineering

Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Farm to Lab

Life & Natural Sciences

Better Eating Through Chemistry Food Science & Nutrition
Hot Pocket PhDs

Business & Economics

Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Bushels and Balance Sheets

Professional

The Hard Hat Caste Construction
Permit-Ready