Student Population by Gender

University of Nebraska-Lincoln has a total of 23,805 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 19,189 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,616 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 11,869 male and 11,936 female students (the male-female ratio is 50:50) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total23,80519,1894,616
Men11,8699,6162,253
Women11,9369,5732,363
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 17,427 White, 673 Black, and 850 Asian students out of a total of 23,805 are attending at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American522230
Asian850416434
Black673357316
Hispanic1,9589541,004
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders14104
White17,4278,5798,848
Two or more races808366442
Race Unknown340173167
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American371720
Asian727355372
Black552295257
Hispanic1,701825876
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1394
White14,5797,2927,287
Two or more races684304380
Race Unknown18710978
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American101
Asian20911
Black25187
Hispanic763541
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White504279225
Two or more races301416
Race Unknown431

Student Age Distribution

By age, U of Nebraska-Lincoln has 283 students under 18 years old and 26 students over 65 years old. There are 19,702 students under 25 years old, and 4,103 students over 25 years old out of 23,805 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 283 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. U of Nebraska-Lincoln has 18,423 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 766 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,279 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,337 students aged 25 and over.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Student Population by Age chartUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18283172111
18-198,2074,3773,830
20-217,6933,9033,790
22-243,5191,5571,962
25-291,9419201,021
30-34944398546
35-39523239284
40-49496255241
50-6417310469
Over 65261115
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18283172111
18-198,2074,3773,830
20-217,6383,8723,766
22-242,2958811,414
25-29459168291
30-3417149122
35-39773443
40-49411328
50-6417710
Over 65101
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1,652 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13,200 students are enrolled in some online courses.
807 students lived in Nebraska or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 845 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students23,8051,65213,200
Undergraduate19,18927812,736
Graduate4,6161,374464
Online Student Population by Locality
Nebraska ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students80776481
Undergraduate1865240
Graduate62171241

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 19,189 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 746 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.89%.700 students have transferred in as full-time status and 46 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time17,475
Transfer-in Full-time700
Regular Part-time968
Transfer-in Part-time46
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