Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 24,393, made up of 19,701 undergraduates and 4,692 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University of Nebraska.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 176 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. It awarded 5,538 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 41 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
24,393
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
5,538
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
176
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 176
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
86%
First-year retention, part-time students
52%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
4,069
Master's degrees
909
Doctoral degrees (research)
288
Professional doctorates
149
Certificates under 1 year
4
Postbaccalaureate certificates
115
Post-master's certificates
4
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
24,393
Undergraduates, fall 2024
19,701
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,692
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
26,007
Undergraduates, 2024-25
20,501
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,506
Full-time, 2024-25
85%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
50%
Men
50%
White
71%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
41
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
67%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of Nebraska
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Ten Conference
Chancellor
Rodney D. Bennett
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization