Student Population at UNL

How many students at UNL?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Nebraska-Lincoln has a total enrollment of 24,393 students, including 19,701 undergraduate and 4,692 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 12,079 male students (49.5%) and 12,314 female students (50.5%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 17,574 White students (72%) and 2,184 Hispanic students (9%).
Class Level Breakdown: 19,701 undergraduate students (80.8%) and 4,692 graduate students (19.2%).
Class Delivery: 1,697 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 14,051 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UNL's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 12,079 male (49.52%) and 12,314 female (50.48%) students are attending University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 98.09.

By class level, 19,701 (80.76%) are undergraduate students and 4,692 (19.24%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 49.98% are male and 50.02% are female, while among graduate students, 47.57% are male and 52.43% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	24,393	19,701	4,692
Men	12,079	9,847	2,232
Women	12,314	9,854	2,460

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 17,574 White, 694 Black, and 938 Asian students out of a total of 24,393 are attending at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Nebraska-Lincoln is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 46.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	71	32	39
Asian	938	455	483
Black	694	371	323
Hispanic	2,184	1,035	1,149
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	19	13	6
White	17,574	8,674	8,900
Two or more races	892	387	505
Race Unknown	358	161	197

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	56	27	29
Asian	804	391	413
Black	568	306	262
Hispanic	1,911	914	997
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	17	12	5
White	14,830	7,470	7,360
Two or more races	752	318	434
Race Unknown	208	116	92

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	15	5	10
Asian	134	64	70
Black	126	65	61
Hispanic	273	121	152
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	1	1
White	2,744	1,204	1,540
Two or more races	140	69	71
Race Unknown	150	45	105

Student Age Distribution

By age, UNL has 274 students under 18 years old and 27 students over 65 years old. There are 20,395 students under 25 years old, and 3,998 students over 25 years old out of 24,393 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 274 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. UNL has 19,037 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 664 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,358 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,334 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	274	160	114
18-19	8,420	4,401	4,019
20-21	8,146	4,167	3,979
22-24	3,555	1,685	1,870
25-29	1,826	881	945
30-34	922	381	541
35-39	541	240	301
40-49	506	282	224
50-64	176	106	70
Over 65	27	11	16

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	274	160	114
18-19	8,420	4,401	4,019
20-21	8,080	4,117	3,963
22-24	2,263	929	1,334
25-29	384	146	238
30-34	139	46	93
35-39	74	31	43
40-49	45	17	28
50-64	18	7	11
Over 65	4	0	4

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	66	50	16
22-24	1,292	756	536
25-29	1,442	735	707
30-34	783	335	448
35-39	467	209	258
40-49	461	265	196
50-64	158	99	59
Over 65	23	11	12

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1,697 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 14,051 students are enrolled in some online courses.

861 students who live in Nebraska or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 836 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	24,393	1,697	14,051
Undergraduate	19,701	280	13,437
Graduate	4,692	1,417	614

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Nebraska Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	861	790	46
Undergraduate	191	85	4
Graduate	670	705	42

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 19,701 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 744 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.78%.703 students have transferred in as full-time status and 41 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	18,064
Transfer-in Full-time	703
Regular Part-time	893
Transfer-in Part-time	41

UNL Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UNL?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 24,393 students are enrolled at UNL.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UNL?

19,701 undergraduate and 4,692 graduate students are enrolled at UNL.

What is the gender breakdown at UNL?

12,079 male (49.52%) and 12,314 female (50.48%) students are attending UNL.

What is the international student enrollment at UNL?

1,663 international students (6.82%) are enrolled at UNL, including 555 undergraduate and 1,108 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UNL?

UNL has a student population that is predominantly White: 17,574 White (72.05%), 694 Black (2.85%), and 938 Asian (3.85%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UNL are under 18 or over 65?

274 students are under 18 and 27 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at UNL take online courses?

1,697 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 14,051 students take some online courses.

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