The Grade File › Colleges › Nebraska
Nebraska Colleges by the Numbers
15 four-year Nebraska colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 15, with Nebraska medians up top.
Nebraska has 15 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from University of Nebraska-Lincoln at 19,178 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is College of Saint Mary at 44.6% admitted; the most open is Union Adventist University at 100%. Published in-state tuition runs from $8,676 at the cheapest campus to $48,856 at the most expensive — a $40,180 spread inside Nebraska alone.
Nebraska's ten-year earnings benchmark of $53,909 sits 0% above the national median for college-goers. In Nebraska, 5 schools don't look at test scores at all, while 1 — University of Nebraska at Omaha — still requires them.
Each Nebraska school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Nebraska, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Nebraska medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79.8% | $20,640 | $53,909 | 52.3% |
Medians across 21 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Nebraska; the table below lists the 15 with complete admissions records.
All Nebraska colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | Lincoln | 67.4% | not considered | $20,640 | 553 | $70,845 |
| Clarkson College | Omaha | 78.2% | not considered | $16,104 | 622 | $64,876 |
| College of Saint Mary | Omaha | 44.6% | ACT 18–24 | $24,510 | 445 | $54,338 |
| Concordia University-Nebraska | Seward | 85.7% | 1040–1235 | $40,640 | 1,283 | $52,415 |
| Creighton University | Omaha | 79.8% | 1210–1400 | $48,856 | 4,348 | $73,911 |
| Doane University | Crete | 98% | not considered | $43,985 | 978 | $53,316 |
| Hastings College | Hastings | 71.7% | — | $37,770 | 891 | $51,303 |
| Midland University | Fremont | 66.1% | 893–1110 | $42,050 | 1,159 | $52,163 |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | Omaha | 73.4% | not considered | $17,885 | 781 | $65,071 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln | 79.8% | 1020–1210 | $43,572 | 1,453 | $56,405 |
| Union Adventist University | Lincoln | 100% | not considered | $29,334 | 471 | $55,045 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | Kearney | 89.5% | 970–1150 | $8,676 | 4,088 | $50,105 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha | 87% | ACT 18–26 | $8,718 | 11,488 | $53,909 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln | 87.5% | 1090–1330 | $10,434 | 19,178 | $56,887 |
| York University | York | 51.9% | 845–1060 | $23,000 | 428 | $44,130 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.