University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska-Lincoln publishes an acceptance rate of 88%. These figures come from the federal College Scorecard. We haven't checked them against University of Nebraska-Lincoln's own filings yet.
- Acceptance rate
- 88%
- College Scorecard, latest cycle
- SAT middle 50%
- 1098–1330
- Section 25th–75th, summed
- ACT middle 50%
- 22–28
- Avg. HS GPA
- 3.54
- Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-2026, item C12)
- Test policy
- Not published
- Regular deadline
- Not published
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Testing
Test scores at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- SAT middle 50%
- 1098–1330sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 22–28
- Average HS GPA
- 3.54Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-2026, item C12) · Source
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 19,178
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $28,584
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- www.unl.edu
Sources
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln GPA (Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-2026, item C12))
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-09-14.
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