Graduation Rate at UNL

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the graduation rate is 67 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 86 %, and the transfer-out rate is 3 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 72.57% (public Research University with very high research activity).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 3,212 students out of 4,796 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

By gender, 1,550 male and 1,662 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total4,7963,21266.97%
Men2,4771,55062.58%
Women2,3191,66271.67%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 10.00%
  • Asian: 74.13%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 43.71%
  • Hispanic: 55.71%
  • White: 69.28%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 25.00%
  • Two or More Race: 60.00%
  • Unknown: 61.54%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native10.00%(1/10) 16.67%(1/6) -
Asian74.13%(106/143) 71.43%(55/77) 77.27%(51/66)
Black (Non-Hispanic)43.71%(66/151) 29.27%(24/82) 60.87%(42/69)
Hispanic55.71%(195/350) 50.87%(88/173) 60.45%(107/177)
White69.28%(2,582/3,727) 65.22%(1,228/1,883) 73.43%(1,354/1,844)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander25.00%(1/4) - 33.33%(1/3)
Two or More Race60.00%(93/155) 56.25%(45/80) 64.00%(48/75)
Unknown61.54%(16/26) 72.73%(8/11) 53.33%(8/15)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduation rate by race

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At UNL, the transfer-out rate is 19.95%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 13.49%.

UNL's retention rate is 86% for full-time students and 52 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 87.20%.


Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 152 of 230 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 66.09%.

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