Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.47% where the current academic year rate is 75.14% at Nebraska Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.10% and women students' rate is 71.84%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Nebraska Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
65.88% |
64.65% |
68.04% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
69.12%
3.24% |
70.67%
6.02% |
70.26%
2.23% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
67.54%
-1.58% |
63.87%
-6.80% |
69.02%
-1.25% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
63.53%
-4.02% |
63.75%
-0.12% |
66.29%
-2.73% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
67.90%
4.37% |
68.09%
4.35% |
68.89%
2.61% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
71.04%
3.14% |
71.52%
3.42% |
71.61%
2.72% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
68.70%
-2.34% |
70.01%
-1.51% |
72.36%
0.74% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
79.05%
10.35% |
79.94%
9.93% |
79.45%
7.10% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
75.76%
-3.30% |
73.68%
-6.26% |
77.18%
-2.27% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
71.46%
-4.29% |
78.46%
4.78% |
72.37%
-4.81% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
75.14%
3.67% |
77.42%
-1.04% |
74.73%
2.36% |
|---|
| Average |
70.47% |
71.10% |
71.84% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 40.42% where the current academic year yield is 37.04%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Nebraska Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
40.84% |
39.37% |
39.27% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
45.08%
4.25% |
46.13%
6.75% |
44.24%
4.98% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
42.49%
-2.60% |
48.16%
2.03% |
41.03%
-3.21% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
45.77%
3.28% |
45.17%
-2.99% |
40.90%
-0.14% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
40.72%
-5.04% |
41.91%
-3.26% |
40.34%
-0.55% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
37.30%
-3.43% |
36.60%
-5.31% |
37.61%
-2.73% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
37.48%
0.18% |
36.69%
0.09% |
33.89%
-3.72% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
37.10%
-0.38% |
37.92%
1.23% |
34.66%
0.77% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
40.78%
3.68% |
36.93%
-1.00% |
40.63%
5.97% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
40.08%
-0.70% |
34.13%
-2.79% |
39.95%
-0.69% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
37.04%
-3.04% |
36.08%
1.95% |
37.86%
-2.09% |
|---|
| Average |
40.42% |
39.92% |
39.13% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 49,264, the average number of admitted is 37,959, and the average number of enrolled students is 10,985 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Nebraska Colleges decreased by -3.94% (2,120 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Nebraska Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
39,458 |
28,435 |
10,611 |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
38,584
-2.22% |
28,184
-0.88% |
10,887
2.60% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
41,741
8.18% |
30,864
9.51% |
11,151
2.42% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
51,984
24.54% |
37,423
21.25% |
11,294
1.28% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
51,673
-0.60% |
39,404
5.29% |
11,321
0.24% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
52,096
0.82% |
39,800
1.00% |
11,036
-2.52% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
53,716
3.11% |
40,355
1.39% |
11,034
-0.02% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
52,327
-2.59% |
42,773
5.99% |
10,944
-0.82% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
54,837
4.80% |
43,965
2.79% |
10,840
-0.95% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
53,805
-1.88% |
42,841
-2.56% |
10,932
0.85% |
|---|
| 2024-25 |
51,685
-3.94% |
43,504
1.55% |
10,782
-1.37% |
|---|
| Average |
49,264 |
37,959 |
10,985 |
|---|