For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Nebraska colleges is 79.64%, 42,849 accepted out of 53,805 applicants.
For Nebraska college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 1,032 (-1.88%) compared to last year, from 54,837 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 76, which is more than 0.70% last year.
Nebraska colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.54% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Nebraska colleges. The yield increased by 0.82%.
Among Nebraska colleges, Summit Christian College has the lowest acceptance rate of 14.29% with 1 accepted students out of 7 applicants. University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the most number of applicants of 18,354 and University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 4,664.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Nebraska. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Christian College | 7 1 | 1 -3 | 1 -3 | 14.29% -52.38% | 100.00% |
| College of Saint Mary | 430 286 | 189 96 | 89 1 | 43.95% -20.63% | 47.09% -47.53% |
| York University | 506 26 | 243 -32 | 114 6 | 48.02% -9.27% | 46.91% 7.64% |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | 151 -34 | 95 -30 | 64 -8 | 62.91% -4.66% | 67.37% 9.77% |
| Clarkson College | 56 -10 | 36 -1 | 36 -1 | 64.29% 8.23% | 100.00% |
| Midland University | 1,436 -57 | 962 -7 | 279 -45 | 66.99% 2.09% | 29.00% -4.44% |
| Hastings College | 2,257 136 | 1,580 67 | 316 52 | 70.00% -1.33% | 20.00% 2.55% |
| Creighton University | 7,248 -729 | 5,219 -819 | 1,044 16 | 72.01% -3.68% | 20.00% 2.97% |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 18,354 -748 | 14,133 -889 | 4,664 24 | 77.00% -1.64% | 33.00% 2.11% |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | 2,295 -75 | 1,928 -3 | 443 85 | 84.01% 2.53% | 22.98% 4.44% |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | 7,253 459 | 6,238 396 | 936 73 | 86.01% 0.02% | 15.00% 0.23% |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | 9,889 383 | 8,603 441 | 2,151 -193 | 87.00% 1.14% | 25.00% -3.72% |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | 111 16 | 98 12 | 55 11 | 88.29% -2.24% | 56.12% 4.96% |
| Concordia University-Nebraska | 1,587 -18 | 1,428 -30 | 386 51 | 89.98% -0.86% | 27.03% 4.05% |
| Doane University | 1,289 -664 | 1,160 -321 | 244 4 | 89.99% 14.16% | 21.03% 4.82% |
| Union Adventist University | 936 -4 | 936 7 | 94 3 | 100.00% 1.17% | 10.04% 0.24% |