There are 40 colleges in Nebraska - 16 public and 24 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Nebraska colleges is $9,208 for state residents and $24,079 for out-of-state students.
20 Nebraska cities have at least one college and, of them, Omaha has the most of 11 colleges. It has 7 four-year colleges and 4 community colleges with a total of 47,614 students. Lincoln and Bellevue also has a number of colleges of 10 and 2 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Nebraska colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Omaha | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | $25,710 ($12,846) |
$16,811 ($10,156) |
47,614 | 36,179 | 11,435 | 12 to 1 |
| Lincoln | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | $30,533 ($10,434) |
$24,341 ($8,434) |
38,738 | 33,609 | 5,129 | 13 to 1 |
| Bellevue | 2 | 2 | - | - | $12,873 | $12,630 | 14,667 | 11,037 | 3,630 | 6 to 1 |
| Wayne | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,171 ($8,171) |
$10,194 ($5,784) |
4,666 | 3,902 | 764 | 19 to 1 |
| North Platte | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,140 | 2,140 | - | 11 to 1 |
| York | 1 | 1 | - | - | $23,000 | $5,700 | 532 | 428 | 104 | 11 to 1 |
| Macy | 1 | 1 | - | - | $4,080 ($4,080) |
- | 620 | 620 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Chadron | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,294 ($8,294) |
$10,293 ($5,883) |
2,098 | 1,690 | 408 | 15 to 1 |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,433 ($8,433) |
$9,600 ($9,600) |
1,492 | 1,308 | 184 | 17 to 1 |
| Crete | 1 | 1 | - | - | $41,985 | $10,173 | 1,985 | 1,315 | 670 | 11 to 1 |
| Curtis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 222 | 222 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Kearney | 1 | 1 | - | - | $16,484 ($8,564) |
$16,074 ($8,106) |
5,881 | 4,213 | 1,668 | 14 to 1 |
| Scottsbluff | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,569 | 1,569 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Fremont | 1 | 1 | - | - | $42,050 | $13,743 | 1,558 | 1,309 | 249 | 14 to 1 |
| Grand Island | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6,927 | 6,927 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Winnebago | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 218 | 218 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Norfolk | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,720 | 5,720 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Seward | 1 | 1 | - | - | $40,640 | $8,100 | 3,479 | 3,000 | 479 | 14 to 1 |
| Gering | 1 | 1 | - | - | $7,928 | - | 32 | 32 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Hastings | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,770 | $13,660 | 956 | 933 | 23 | 14 to 1 |