Best Colleges in Nebraska

Why Should I Consider Studying in Nebraska?

Nebraska is not just a great place to attend college, but it is a great place to live. Nebraska combines big city culture with small town charm and a rich history as being at the heart of the American Industrial Revolution. The state’s cities have rich histories bursting with innovation and American spirit while also maintaining a very low cost of living. Nebraska is more than just flat cornfields too, the Nebraska National Forest is living proof that other things do in fact grow in the state, and the Sand Hills dunes are mesmerizing.

There are many colleges and universities in Nebraska. Most widely known are Creighton University in Omaha and the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. The University of Nebraska offers just about any program of study a student would want to pursue, while Creighton is a smaller school with extremely well respected health sciences programs.

Nebraska has an unique and grassroots feeling cultural scene as well. Locally organized events, upstart bands, museums, galleries, farmers markets - there is always something new to explore and new people to meet. The friendliness of the locals in towns like Omaha match the nostalgic charm of the brick paved downtown streets. There are plenty of jobs in Nebraska too. Cost of living is low, unemployment is low, and Nebraska is home to multiple Fortune 500 companies with long standing traditions of stability.

Nebraska is just a great place to grow, a great place to live, and a great place to succeed.

Nebraska Higher Education By The Numbers

Colleges in Nebraska

Nebraska has the 37th most colleges in the United States of America with 43 colleges based there. For a little perspective, that is 33 more colleges than the state with the fewest. 40% of colleges in Nebraska are public, and 60% of its colleges are private. (17 public colleges & 26 private colleges). It has the 20th highest public to private college ratio in the United States of America.

Our favorite colleges in Nebraska are University of Nebraska Medical Center, Creighton University, and Bryan College of Health Sciences. University of Nebraska-Lincoln has more students than any other public colleges in the top 25 colleges (32,498). Bellevue University has more students than all other private colleges in our top 25 (17,737).

Students in Nebraska

The least popular state has 38,825 college students. Nebraska has 142,916 more. There are 131,356 public college students and 50,385 private college students in Nebraska. It has fewer public college students than 72% of states and fewer pivate college students than 66% of states. Its 181,741 total students make it the 14th least popular locale in the United States. 28% of students in Nebraska are at private colleges which is the 20th highest percentage across the country.