University of Nebraska at Kearney

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 55,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,802
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 88%
From Region 7%
Athletes 446 (12.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Hispanic 15%
International 5%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Nebraska at Kearney 844 37% 74% 1% 2% 16% 4% $63,900 22 -0.14 70 96% 5.6%
Computer Science 18 +1 89% 56% 6% 6% 17% 17% $90,093 12 -1.02 93 94% — — — —
Chemistry 12 — 58% 67% 0% 0% 25% 0% $69,110 39 -0.24 78 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $69,432 30 -0.60 78 — — — — —
Physics 4 — 75% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $76,994 28 -0.47 85 — — — — —
Biology 42 — 38% 86% 0% 0% 10% 5% $68,688 62 +0.26 77 100% — — — —
Agricultural Business and Management 8 — 75% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $73,260 40 -0.07 82 93% — — — —
Allied Health Sciences 51 — 20% 69% 0% 0% 22% 4% $70,601 61 +0.15 79 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 18 — 0% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $65,609 67 +0.46 73 100% — — — —
Business Administration 138 +4 47% 72% 1% 4% 14% 7% $80,409 70 +0.15 88 98% 4.7% — — —
Operations Management 51 — 94% 71% 0% 0% 24% 2% $80,409 25 -0.69 88 98% 4.7% — — —
Recreation Management 34 +1 53% 76% 0% 0% 6% 15% $63,664 68 +0.28 70 94% — — — —
Sports Management 16 +1 62% 75% 0% 6% 12% 6% $56,219 33 -0.53 55 100% — — — —
English 15 +1 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $49,728 40 -0.33 38 94% — — — —
Foreign Languages 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $52,102 29 -0.53 45 — — — — —
General Studies 37 — 49% 68% 0% 0% 14% 3% $58,668 66 +0.13 61 90% 5.7% — — —
History 23 +1 52% 74% 0% 0% 17% 0% $52,166 33 -0.46 45 97% — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,454 55 +0.01 45 100% — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $46,687 12 -1.01 30 100% — — — —
Communication 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,485 28 -0.60 53 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 21 — 5% 71% 0% 5% 24% 0% $44,554 9 -1.03 24 95% 5.9% — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $60,328 44 -0.21 64 — — — — —
International Affairs 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,583 26 -0.53 68 — — — — —
Journalism 20 +1 35% 80% 0% 0% 15% 0% $57,721 30 -0.51 59 90% — — — —
Political Science 13 +8 46% 69% 0% 0% 23% 8% $62,913 24 -0.68 69 — — — — —
Psychology 43 +3 26% 77% 2% 0% 16% 2% $55,986 25 -0.59 55 — — — — —
Social Work 43 — 9% 67% 2% 5% 21% 0% $54,399 55 +0.13 50 86% 6.2% — — —
Sociology 12 +3 33% 42% 0% 8% 33% 8% $52,295 36 -0.42 45 — — — — —
Business Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,956 36 -0.57 52 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 114 +4 7% 81% 0% 1% 17% 0% $49,706 32 -0.38 38 92% 6.5% — — —
Physical Education 12 +1 83% 75% 8% 8% 8% 0% $54,956 36 -0.34 52 100% — — — —
Special Education 8 +5 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $65,452 92 +1.44 73 96% — — — —
Interior Design 13 — 0% 77% 8% 0% 15% 0% $61,881 17 -0.71 67 — — — — —
Music 10 — 40% 70% 10% 0% 0% 10% $53,550 81 +0.73 48 100% — — — —
Studio Art 11 +1 36% 82% 9% 0% 0% 0% $41,370 26 -0.58 17 100% — — — —
Theater 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,356 74 +0.44 29 — — — — —
Aviation 5 — 100% 40% 0% 0% 0% 60% $86,364 24 -0.56 91 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 33 +2 30% 67% 0% 3% 24% 0% $65,106 82 +0.72 72 93% 6.1% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,115
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,260
Est. In-State Cost $11,791
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,034
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 28.3% 239 59% 72% 1% 3% 15% 7% $76,407 43 -0.06 85 98% 4.7%
Social Sciences 18.4% 155 22% 71% 1% 3% 20% 2% $54,552 33 -0.43 51 89% 6.1%
Education 16.0% 135 15% 80% 1% 1% 16% 0% $51,145 32 -0.27 42 93% 6.5%
Humanities 10.2% 86 41% 73% 0% 0% 16% 1% $54,559 49 -0.15 51 94% 5.7%
Health Sciences 8.2% 69 14% 74% 0% 0% 19% 3% $69,299 18 +0.23 78 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.0% 42 38% 86% 0% 0% 10% 5% $68,688 54 +0.26 77 100% —
Professional 4.5% 38 39% 63% 0% 3% 21% 8% $67,903 51 +0.55 76 93% 6.1%
Arts 4.3% 36 22% 78% 8% 0% 6% 3% $52,437 54 -0.21 45 100% —
Computer Science 2.1% 18 89% 56% 6% 6% 17% 17% $90,093 17 -1.02 93 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 18 67% 67% 0% 11% 17% 0% $70,898 28 -0.33 80 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 8 75% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $73,260 96 -0.07 82 93% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.3M #331 42% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #360 8% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.6M #182 72% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #392 67% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.4M #304 60% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #367 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #373 18% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #450 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.7M #421 43% $0.1M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 154 $386K $375K $10K
Football 133 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Wrestling 40 $733K $733K $0
Basketball 18 $667K $655K $11K
Tennis 7 $274K $274K $23
Total 261 $4.5M $4.5M $21K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 110 $377K $363K $14K
Swimming & Diving 54 $310K $309K $262
Soccer 31 $422K $422K $1
Volleyball 23 $909K $909K $21
Softball 21 $441K $437K $3K
Basketball 15 $700K $687K $13K
Golf 12 $226K $225K $981
Tennis 9 $363K $357K $5K
Total 185 $3.8M $3.7M $38K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 264 $764K $739K $24K
Football 133 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 54 $310K $309K $262
Wrestling 40 $733K $733K $0
Basketball 33 $1.4M $1.3M $24K
Soccer 31 $422K $422K $1
Volleyball 23 $909K $909K $21
Softball 21 $441K $437K $3K
Tennis 16 $637K $632K $5K
Golf 12 $226K $225K $981
Total 446 $10.6M $10.5M $59K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 84%
SAT Range 900 – 1120
SAT Math Range 410 – 550
SAT RW Range 490 – 570