University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 64% last year.

University of Nebraska at Kearney with 54% and University of Nebraska at Omaha with 49% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Nebraska Public Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Nebraska Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the highest graduation rate of 64% and University of Nebraska at Kearney has the second highest graduation rate of 54%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,455 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,583 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 83.50% and the average SAT score is 1,155 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 55.67% and the students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 over the 3 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 3 Nebraska Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Nebraska Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NEPublic, 4-year 64.00%
2.41%
$27,748
($10,108)
30.89%78.64%1,21023,80516 to 1
2
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University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NEPublic, 4-year 54.00%
3.96%
$14,260
($8,302)
14.77%85.99%1,1006,04113 to 1
3
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University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NEPublic, 4-year 49.00%
1.44%
$22,358
($8,370)
28.72%85.86%-15,05815 to 1
Average55.67%$21,455
($8,927)
24.79%83.50%1,15514,96815 to 1