How many students at UNL? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 24,393 students have enrolled in University of Nebraska-Lincoln with 19,701 undergraduate and 4,692 graduate students.
By gender, 12,079 male and 12,314 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (34,856 students on average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
1,697 students are enrolled exclusively, and 14,051 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln has a total of 24,393 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 19,701 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,692 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 12,079 male and 12,314 female students (the male-female ratio is 50:50) are attending the school.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24,393 | 19,701 | 4,692 |
| Men | 12,079 | 9,847 | 2,232 |
| Women | 12,314 | 9,854 | 2,460 |
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.
| 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 |
| Nebraska Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 861 | 790 | 46 |
| Undergraduate | 191 | 85 | 4 |
| Graduate | 670 | 705 | 42 |
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.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 18,064 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 703 |
| Regular Part-time | 893 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 41 |
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