Nebraska Public Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 3 public Nebraska colleges that have competitive admission is 87.99% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 4.73%. The acceptance rate at 3 public Nebraska colleges increased and the rate of 0 colleges decreased.

University of Nebraska at Omaha has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 86.98%. University of Nebraska-Lincoln (87.49%) and University of Nebraska at Kearney (89.49%) are following it in the list of Tightest Nebraska Public Colleges to Get In.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked 1st, up 2 places from 3rd last year. University of Nebraska-Lincoln ranked second, a drop from first place last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,758 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,173 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Tightest Nebraska Public Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest Nebraska Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
2		University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NEPublic, 4-year 86.98%
0.08%		26.31%-$23,206
($8,718)		14,97247.00%15 to 1
2
1		University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NEPublic, 4-year 87.49%
10.42%		29.79%1,200$28,584
($10,434)		24,39367.00%17 to 1
3
1		University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NEPublic, 4-year 89.49%
3.70%		18.51%1,030$16,484
($8,564)		5,88158.00%14 to 1
Average87.99%24.87%1,115$22,758
($9,239)		15,08257.33%15 to 1