A total of 126,548 students are enrolled in Nebraska colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Nebraska colleges and universites, 14,383 students are 18 years old or younger(11.37%), 29,900 students are 18 or 19 years old (23.63%), 25,039 students are between 20 and 22 years old (19.79%), 17,438 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.78%), and 14,356 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.34%).
14,799 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.69%), 7,219 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.70%), 3,406 students are 50 years old or older (2.69%).
In Nebraska 4-year colleges and universites, 1,650 students are 18 years old or younger(0.95%), 20,144 students are 18 or 19 years old (11.62%), 19,810 students are between 20 and 22 years old (11.43%), 14,307 students are between 22 and 24 years old (8.25%), 11,527 students are between 25 and 29 years old (6.65%), 11,391 students are between 30 and 39 years old (6.57%), 5,466 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.15%), 2,379 students are 50 years old or older (1.37%)
In Nebraska community colleges, there are 22,489 students are younger than 20 years old (28.20%), 8,360 students are between 20 and 24 years old (10.48%), 2,829 students are between 25 and 29 years old (3.55%), and 6,188 students are 30 years old or older (7.76%).
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 126,548 | 14,383 (11.37%) |
29,900 (23.63%) |
25,039 (19.79%) |
17,438 (13.78%) |
14,356 (11.34%) |
14,799 (11.69%) |
7,219 (5.70%) |
3,406 (2.69%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 173,348 | 1,650 (0.95%) |
20,144 (11.62%) |
19,810 (11.43%) |
14,307 (8.25%) |
11,527 (6.65%) |
11,391 (6.57%) |
5,466 (3.15%) |
2,379 (1.37%) |
| Community Colleges | 79,748 | 12,733 (15.97%) |
9,756 (12.23%) |
5,229 (6.56%) |
3,131 (3.93%) |
2,829 (3.55%) |
3,408 (4.27%) |
1,753 (2.20%) |
1,027 (1.29%) |
| Trade Schools | 0 | 0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
0 (-) |
The following table compares student population by age between Nebraska colleges. A total of 126,548 students have enrolled in Nebraska colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Nebraska Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,575 | 390 (24.76%) |
512 (32.51%) |
236 (14.98%) | 113 (7.17%) |
108 (6.86%) |
122 (7.75%) |
63 (4.00%) | 31 (1.97%) |
| Wayne State CollegePublic, 4-year | 4,773 | 679 (14.23%) |
1,280 (26.82%) |
1,170 (24.51%) | 578 (12.11%) |
365 (7.65%) |
398 (8.34%) |
216 (4.53%) | 87 (1.82%) |
| Union Adventist UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 694 | 60 (8.65%) |
136 (19.60%) |
180 (25.94%) | 180 (25.94%) |
74 (10.66%) |
25 (3.60%) |
20 (2.88%) | 19 (2.74%) |
| Southeast Community College AreaPublic, 2-4 year | 9,465 | 2,498 (26.39%) |
2,589 (27.35%) |
1,514 (16.00%) | 922 (9.74%) |
712 (7.52%) |
754 (7.97%) |
329 (3.48%) | 144 (1.52%) |
| College of Saint MaryPrivate, 4-year | 857 | 27 (3.15%) |
148 (17.27%) |
167 (19.49%) | 212 (24.74%) |
133 (15.52%) |
110 (12.84%) |
46 (5.37%) | 14 (1.63%) |
| Northeast Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,583 | 1,489 (26.67%) |
1,657 (29.68%) |
753 (13.49%) | 292 (5.23%) |
287 (5.14%) |
486 (8.70%) |
318 (5.70%) | 299 (5.36%) |
| University of Nebraska-LincolnPublic, 4-year | 23,805 | 283 (1.19%) |
8,207 (34.48%) |
7,693 (32.32%) | 3,519 (14.78%) |
1,941 (8.15%) |
1,467 (6.16%) |
496 (2.08%) | 199 (0.84%) |
| Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,688 | 19 (1.13%) |
649 (38.45%) |
642 (38.03%) | 152 (9.00%) |
61 (3.61%) |
88 (5.21%) |
59 (3.50%) | 18 (1.07%) |
| University of Nebraska Medical CenterPublic, 4-year | 3,660 | - | 8 (0.22%) |
380 (10.38%) | 1,138 (31.09%) |
1,227 (33.52%) |
630 (17.21%) |
208 (5.68%) | 69 (1.89%) |
| University of Nebraska at OmahaPublic, 4-year | 15,058 | 191 (1.27%) |
3,964 (26.32%) |
3,582 (23.79%) | 2,926 (19.43%) |
1,836 (12.19%) |
1,584 (10.52%) |
690 (4.58%) | 285 (1.89%) |
| Midland UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,615 | 144 (8.92%) |
522 (32.32%) |
451 (27.93%) | 203 (12.57%) |
97 (6.01%) |
105 (6.50%) |
72 (4.46%) | 21 (1.30%) |
| Mid-Plains Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,084 | 797 (38.24%) |
601 (28.84%) |
220 (10.56%) | 105 (5.04%) |
97 (4.65%) |
127 (6.09%) |
83 (3.98%) | 54 (2.59%) |
| Metropolitan Community College AreaPublic, 2-4 year | 14,541 | 5,374 (36.96%) |
2,666 (18.33%) |
1,692 (11.64%) | 1,252 (8.61%) |
1,214 (8.35%) |
1,344 (9.24%) |
667 (4.59%) | 332 (2.28%) |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied HealthPrivate, 4-year | 1,146 | 1 (0.09%) |
99 (8.64%) |
194 (16.93%) | 283 (24.69%) |
205 (17.89%) |
211 (18.41%) |
111 (9.69%) | 42 (3.66%) |
| University of Nebraska at KearneyPublic, 4-year | 6,041 | 80 (1.32%) |
1,496 (24.76%) |
1,403 (23.22%) | 1,017 (16.83%) |
732 (12.12%) |
797 (13.19%) |
380 (6.29%) | 136 (2.25%) |
| Joseph's College CosmetologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 107 | 3 (2.80%) |
35 (32.71%) |
30 (28.04%) | 9 (8.41%) |
11 (10.28%) |
13 (12.15%) |
6 (5.61%) | - |
| CHI Health School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, 4-year | 24 | - | - | 5 (20.83%) | 11 (45.83%) |
5 (20.83%) |
2 (8.33%) |
1 (4.17%) | - |
| Hastings CollegePrivate, 4-year | 936 | 7 (0.75%) |
443 (47.33%) |
372 (39.74%) | 92 (9.83%) |
11 (1.18%) |
6 (0.64%) |
1 (0.11%) | 4 (0.43%) |
| Doane UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,879 | 11 (0.59%) |
375 (19.96%) |
390 (20.76%) | 211 (11.23%) |
238 (12.67%) |
347 (18.47%) |
225 (11.97%) | 82 (4.36%) |
| Creighton UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 8,397 | 68 (0.81%) |
2,010 (23.94%) |
1,852 (22.06%) | 1,800 (21.44%) |
1,462 (17.41%) |
655 (7.80%) |
348 (4.14%) | 202 (2.41%) |
| Chadron State CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,260 | 76 (3.36%) |
532 (23.54%) |
571 (25.27%) | 352 (15.58%) |
203 (8.98%) |
287 (12.70%) |
161 (7.12%) | 78 (3.45%) |
| Central Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,519 | 2,182 (33.47%) |
1,696 (26.02%) |
784 (12.03%) | 438 (6.72%) |
400 (6.14%) |
562 (8.62%) |
287 (4.40%) | 167 (2.56%) |
| Bellevue UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 13,841 | 4 (0.03%) |
275 (1.99%) |
758 (5.48%) | 1,633 (11.80%) |
2,937 (21.22%) |
4,679 (33.81%) |
2,432 (17.57%) | 1,123 (8.11%) |