The average acceptance rate of the 9 Nebraska colleges that have competitive admission is 77.44% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.76%. The acceptance rate at 5 Nebraska colleges increased and the rate of 4 colleges decreased.
Summit Christian College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 14.29%. College of Saint Mary (43.95%) and York University (48.02%) are following it in the list of Tightest Nebraska 4-Years Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Summit Christian College ranked 1st, up 4 places from 5th last year. College of Saint Mary ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,937 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,748 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 4 | Summit Christian College Gering, NEPrivate, 4-year | 14.29% 52.38% | 100.00% | - | $7,928 | 22 | 57.00% | 3 to 1 |
| 2 1 | College of Saint Mary Omaha, NEPrivate, 4-year | 43.95% 20.63% | 47.09% | - | $23,340 | 857 | 66.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 3 1 | York University York, NEPrivate, 4-year | 48.02% 9.27% | 46.91% | 940 | $21,600 | 626 | 43.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NEPrivate, 4-year | 62.91% 4.66% | 67.37% | - | $18,473 | 725 | 72.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 4 | Clarkson College Omaha, NEPrivate, 4-year | 64.29% 8.23% | 100.00% | - | $15,168 | 1,133 | 71.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 6 2 | Midland University Fremont, NEPrivate, 4-year | 66.99% 2.09% | 29.00% | 995 | $40,270 | 1,615 | 43.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 7 - | Hastings College Hastings, NEPrivate, 4-year | 70.00% 1.33% | 20.00% | - | $36,130 | 936 | 54.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 8 - | Creighton University Omaha, NEPrivate, 4-year | 72.01% 3.68% | 20.00% | 1,320 | $47,000 | 8,397 | 78.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 9 1 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NEPublic, 4-year | 77.00% 1.64% | 33.00% | 1,200 | $27,748 ($10,108) | 23,805 | 64.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NEPrivate, 4-year | 84.01% 2.53% | 22.98% | 1,110 | $41,712 | 1,688 | 59.00% | 11 to 1 |
| Average | 60.35% | 48.64% | 1,113 | $27,937 ($10,108) | 3,980 | 60.70% | 11 to 1 |