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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.

Best Colleges in Nebraska

Best Colleges in Nebraska

A+

Rating

#1 Best Colleges in Nebraska

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE | www.unmc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

4,654

Students

#166

Ranking

$31K

Tuition

A

Rating

#2 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Creighton University

Omaha, NE | https://www.creighton.edu/

64%

Acceptance

10,225

Students

#207

Ranking

$43K

Tuition

A

Rating

#3 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Bryan College of Health Sciences

Lincoln, NE | https://www.bryanhealthcollege.edu/bcohs/

58%

Acceptance

917

Students

#317

Ranking

$18K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#4 Best Colleges in Nebraska

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE | www.unl.edu/

78%

Acceptance

32,498

Students

#399

Ranking

$27K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#5 Best Colleges in Nebraska

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, NE | www.csm.edu/

50%

Acceptance

1,213

Students

#517

Ranking

$21K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#6 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE | www.clarksoncollege.edu/

57%

Acceptance

1,455

Students

#520

Ranking

$14K

Tuition

B+

Rating

#7 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

Omaha, NE | www.methodistcollege.edu/

92%

Acceptance

1,354

Students

#707

Ranking

$17K

Tuition

B

Rating

#8 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Midland University

Fremont, NE | https://www.midlandu.edu/

51%

Acceptance

2,035

Students

#774

Ranking

$36K

Tuition

B

Rating

#9 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Concordia University-Nebraska

Seward, NE | www.cune.edu/

76%

Acceptance

3,955

Students

#818

Ranking

$35K

Tuition

B

Rating

#10 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, NE | www.nebrwesleyan.edu/

70%

Acceptance

4,430

Students

#922

Ranking

$37K

Tuition

B

Rating

#11 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Doane University

Crete, NE | www.doane.edu/

69%

Acceptance

3,197

Students

#932

Ranking

$37K

Tuition

B−

Rating

#12 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

Curtis, NE | https://ncta.unl.edu/

0%

Acceptance

371

Students

#992

Ranking

$5K

Tuition

B−

Rating

#13 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Hastings College

Hastings, NE | www.hastings.edu/

66%

Acceptance

1,043

Students

#1004

Ranking

$33K

Tuition

C

Rating

#14 Best Colleges in Nebraska

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, NE | https://www.unomaha.edu/

82%

Acceptance

17,913

Students

#1419

Ranking

$22K

Tuition

C−

Rating

#15 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE | www.csc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

3,122

Students

#1669

Ranking

$8K

Tuition

D+

Rating

#16 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE | www.bellevue.edu/

0%

Acceptance

17,737

Students

#1690

Ranking

$8K

Tuition

D

Rating

#17 Best Colleges in Nebraska

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, NE | www.unk.edu/

88%

Acceptance

7,564

Students

#1916

Ranking

$14K

Tuition

D

Rating

#18 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE | https://www.wsc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

4,884

Students

#1954

Ranking

$13K

Tuition

D

Rating

#19 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Union College

Lincoln, NE | https://www.ucollege.edu/

98%

Acceptance

1,079

Students

#1987

Ranking

$25K

Tuition

D

Rating

#20 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Peru State College

Peru, NE | www.peru.edu/

0%

Acceptance

2,950

Students

#2049

Ranking

$8K

Tuition

D−

Rating

#21 Best Colleges in Nebraska

York College

York, NE | www.york.edu/

66%

Acceptance

603

Students

#2147

Ranking

$20K

Tuition

D−

Rating

#22 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, NE | www.northeast.edu/

0%

Acceptance

6,439

Students

#2234

Ranking

$4K

Tuition

F

Rating

#23 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Western Nebraska Community College

Scottsbluff, NE | www.wncc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

2,174

Students

#2314

Ranking

$3K

Tuition

F

Rating

#24 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Southeast Community College Area

Lincoln, NE | www.southeast.edu/

0%

Acceptance

13,457

Students

#2463

Ranking

$3K

Tuition

F

Rating

#25 Best Colleges in Nebraska

Nebraska Indian Community College

Macy, NE | www.thenicc.edu/

0%

Acceptance

402

Students

#2563

Ranking

$4K

Tuition

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