Colleges

Colleges in Nebraska

Nebraska has 17 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 7 public and 10 private. The largest is University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with 19,178 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln	public	19,178	87.5%	1098–1330	$10,434	$17,747	67%
University of Nebraska at Omaha	Omaha	public	11,488	87%		$8,718	$13,441	47.1%
Bellevue University	Bellevue	private	10,220			$9,903	$17,550	33%
Creighton University	Omaha	private	4,348	79.8%	1243–1428	$48,856	$31,568	83.4%
University of Nebraska at Kearney	Kearney	public	4,088	89.5%	905–1125	$8,676	$16,242	57.7%
Wayne State College	Wayne	public	3,010			$8,216	$15,360	52.2%
Chadron State College	Chadron	public	1,540			$8,290	$12,549	50.4%
Nebraska Wesleyan University	Lincoln	private	1,453	79.8%	1020–1290	$43,572	$18,327	66.1%
Concordia University-Nebraska	Seward	private	1,283	85.7%		$40,640	$23,965	64.9%
Midland University	Fremont	private	1,159	66.1%	963–1170	$42,050	$26,267	42.1%
Peru State College	Peru	public	1,092			$8,640	$11,632	37.6%
Doane University	Crete	private	978	98%		$43,985	$26,364	57.1%
University of Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha	public	938
Hastings College	Hastings	private	891	71.7%		$37,770	$24,452	48.9%
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health	Omaha	private	781	73.4%		$17,885	$21,863	59.5%
Clarkson College	Omaha	private	622	78.2%		$16,104	$19,241	46.7%
Bryan College of Health Sciences	Lincoln	private	553	67.4%		$20,640	$26,919	70%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Nebraska?

17 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 7 public and 10 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Nebraska?

By acceptance rate, Midland University (66.1%), Bryan College of Health Sciences (67.4%), Hastings College (71.7%), Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health (73.4%), Clarkson College (78.2%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Nebraska?

Wayne State College has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $8,216 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.