There are 40 colleges in Nebraska - 16 public and 24 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Nebraska colleges is $8,664 for state residents and $22,662 for out-of-state students.
20 Nebraska cities have at least one college and, of them, Omaha has the most of 11 colleges. It has 7 four-year colleges and 4 community colleges with a total of 45,159 students. Lincoln and Bellevue also has a number of colleges of 10 and 2 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Nebraska colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Omaha | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | $23,842 ($11,545) |
$18,505 ($8,884) |
45,159 | 34,088 | 11,071 | 11 to 1 |
| Lincoln | 10 | 4 | 6 | - | $28,981 ($10,108) |
$21,481 ($8,168) |
36,708 | 31,735 | 4,973 | 13 to 1 |
| Bellevue | 2 | 2 | - | - | $8,886 | $12,432 | 13,841 | 10,808 | 3,033 | 7 to 1 |
| North Platte | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,084 | 2,084 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Macy | 1 | 1 | - | - | $4,080 ($4,080) |
- | 474 | 474 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,280 ($8,280) |
$9,408 ($9,408) |
1,799 | 1,569 | 230 | 20 to 1 |
| Curtis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 303 | 303 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Scottsbluff | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,575 | 1,575 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Winnebago | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 208 | 208 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Chadron | 1 | 1 | - | - | $7,564 ($7,564) |
$11,183 ($6,383) |
2,260 | 1,815 | 445 | 16 to 1 |
| Crete | 1 | 1 | - | - | $40,491 | $9,223 | 1,879 | 990 | 889 | 10 to 1 |
| Kearney | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,920 ($8,270) |
$15,570 ($7,866) |
6,041 | 4,269 | 1,772 | 13 to 1 |
| Fremont | 1 | 1 | - | - | $40,270 | $14,596 | 1,615 | 1,340 | 275 | 14 to 1 |
| Norfolk | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,583 | 5,583 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Gering | 1 | 1 | - | - | $7,928 | - | 22 | 22 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Wayne | 1 | 1 | - | - | $7,923 ($7,923) |
$9,960 ($5,640) |
4,773 | 3,860 | 913 | 22 to 1 |
| York | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,600 | $5,700 | 626 | 442 | 184 | 11 to 1 |
| Grand Island | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6,519 | 6,519 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Seward | 1 | 1 | - | - | $39,330 | $7,650 | 3,047 | 2,668 | 379 | 12 to 1 |
| Hastings | 1 | 1 | - | - | $36,130 | $13,580 | 936 | 919 | 17 | 12 to 1 |