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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska Public 4-year Large city

Overview

University of Nebraska Medical Center is a public four-year institution based in Omaha, Nebraska. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,988, made up of 971 undergraduates and 3,017 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University of Nebraska.

University of Nebraska Medical Center offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 47 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Medicine, and Public Health. It awarded 1,324 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

Key figures

3,988
Students enrolled
1,324
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
47
Programs and majors
3:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 47

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 34
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 10
Education 1
Psychology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
3:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
473
Master's degrees
318
Doctoral degrees (research)
82
Professional doctorates
373
Postbaccalaureate certificates
59
Post-master's certificates
19

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,988
Undergraduates, fall 2024
971
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,017
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,364
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,161
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,203
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
72%
Men
28%
White
70%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
10%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of Nebraska
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Research Institutions
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Chancellor
H. Dele Davies
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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