For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Nebraska colleges is 84.17%, 43,504 accepted out of 51,685 applicants.
For Nebraska college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 2,120 (-3.94%) compared to last year, from 53,805 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 150, which is less than -1.37% last year.
Nebraska colleges' acceptance rate increased by 4.55% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Nebraska colleges. The yield decreased by 0.73%.
Among Nebraska colleges, Summit Christian College has the lowest acceptance rate of 41.67% with 5 accepted students out of 12 applicants. University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the most number of applicants of 17,841 and University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 4,650.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Nebraska. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Christian College | 12 5 | 5 4 | 4 3 | 41.67% 27.38% | 80.00% -20.00% |
| College of Saint Mary | 533 103 | 238 49 | 84 -5 | 44.65% 0.70% | 35.29% -11.80% |
| York University | 613 107 | 318 77 | 135 21 | 51.88% 4.25% | 42.45% -4.85% |
| Midland University | 1,402 -34 | 927 -34 | 291 8 | 66.12% -0.80% | 31.39% 1.94% |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | 190 39 | 128 33 | 86 22 | 67.37% 4.46% | 67.19% -0.18% |
| Hastings College | 2,102 -155 | 1,506 -71 | 267 -56 | 71.65% 1.78% | 17.73% -2.75% |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | 173 62 | 127 29 | 66 11 | 73.41% -14.88% | 51.97% -4.15% |
| Clarkson College | 55 -1 | 43 7 | 43 7 | 78.18% 13.89% | 100.00% |
| Creighton University | 7,907 659 | 6,306 1,065 | 1,126 82 | 79.75% 7.44% | 17.86% -2.06% |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | 2,725 430 | 2,175 253 | 352 -88 | 79.82% -3.93% | 16.18% -6.71% |
| Concordia University-Nebraska | 1,583 -4 | 1,357 -72 | 341 -40 | 85.72% -4.32% | 25.13% -1.53% |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | 9,246 -643 | 8,042 -552 | 2,116 -40 | 86.98% 0.08% | 26.31% 1.22% |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17,841 -513 | 15,609 1,463 | 4,650 -49 | 87.49% 10.42% | 29.79% -3.43% |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | 5,283 -1,970 | 4,728 -1,494 | 875 -35 | 89.49% 3.70% | 18.51% 3.88% |
| Doane University | 1,254 -35 | 1,229 75 | 252 6 | 98.01% 8.48% | 20.50% -0.82% |
| Union Adventist University | 766 -170 | 766 -169 | 94 3 | 100.00% 0.11% | 12.27% 2.54% |