Nebraska Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Nebraska Statistics

There are 51 colleges in Nebraska - 19 public and 32 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,313 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $13,987. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,111 and the average acceptance rate is 76% for Nebraska Best Colleges Comparison.

The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Nebraska. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Nebraska colleges at Nebraska Statistics page.

2021-2022 Colleges In Nebraska Statistics
	Top 14 colleges in Nebraska	All colleges in Nebraska
Number of Schools	14 schools (6 public, 8 private)	51 schools (19 public, 32 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$8,113 (in-state) $23,564 (out-of-state)	$7,171 (in-state) $17,313 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$7,312 (in-state) $12,854 (out-of-state)	$8,409 (in-state) $13,987 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$15,123	$9,342
Test Scores	1,147 SAT, 23 ACT	1,111 SAT, 23 ACT
Acceptance Rate	78.37%	75.86%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	30.14%	40.40%
Population	86,669	138,209
Undergraduate	65,404	112,743
Graduate	21,265	25,466
Graduation Rate	53.31%	55.11%
Transfer-out Rate	26.08%	21.17%
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.93 to 1	12.29 to 1

Top Colleges In Nebraska Comparison

The next table lists the top 14 colleges in Nebraska for academic year 2021-2022. University of Nebraska-Lincoln ranked top in the Nebraska Best Colleges Comparison and Creighton University and Nebraska Wesleyan University follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $23,564 for undergraduate programs $12,854 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Nebraska is 1,147 and the acceptance rate is 78.37%. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.93 to 1 for top colleges in Nebraska. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2021-2022 Top colleges in Nebraska Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Request Info Public, 4-yearsLincoln, NE	$26,750 ($9,620)	$10,034	23,805	79%	1,210 SAT 24 ACT	16 to 1
2	Creighton University Request Info Private, 4-yearsOmaha, NE	$45,638	$24,316	8,397	76%	1,320 SAT 29 ACT	11 to 1
3	Nebraska Wesleyan University Request Info Private, 4-yearsLincoln, NE	$39,868	$22,903	1,688	81%	1,090 SAT 25 ACT	11 to 1
4	Concordia University-Nebraska Request Info Private, 4-yearsSeward, NE	$37,720	$24,991	3,047	91%	1,100 SAT 22 ACT	12 to 1
5	University of Nebraska at Omaha Request Info Public, 4-yearsOmaha, NE	$21,718 ($8,136)	$9,085	15,058	86%	- 22 ACT	15 to 1
6	University of Nebraska at Kearney Request Info Public, 4-yearsKearney, NE	$15,340 ($7,960)	$9,145	6,041	86%	1,100 SAT 22 ACT	13 to 1
7	Midland University Request Info Private, 4-yearsFremont, NE	$38,300	$24,769	1,615	65%	1,060 SAT 21 ACT	14 to 1
8	Doane University Request Info Private, 4-yearsCrete, NE	$38,990	$24,039	1,879	76%	-	10 to 1
9	College of Saint Mary Request Info Private, 4-yearsOmaha, NE	$22,450	$15,326	857	65%	- 20 ACT	8 to 1
10	Doane University-Graduate and Professional Studies Request Info Private, 4-yearsLincoln, NE	$11,370	-	1,609	-	-	14 to 1
11	Wayne State College Request Info Public, 4-yearsWayne, NE	$7,688	$7,082	4,773	-	-	22 to 1
12	Chadron State College Request Info Public, 4-yearsChadron, NE	$7,354	$7,361	2,260	-	-	16 to 1
13	Peru State College Request Info Public, 4-yearsPeru, NE	$7,920	$12,135	1,799	-	-	20 to 1
14	Bellevue University Request Info Private, 4-yearsBellevue, NE	$8,790	$5,416	13,841	-	-	13 to 1
	Average	$23,564 ($8,113)	$15,123	86,669	78.37%	1,147 SAT	13.93 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.