Enrollment Trends for Nebraska Colleges

There are 24 active four-years colleges and universities in Nebraska - 8 public and 16 private schools. In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 94,026 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Nebraska including undergraduate and graduate programs. Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students increased by 3.62% from 90,745 to 94,026. The undergraduate population increased by 3.73% and the graduate population increased by 3.29% in last 10 years at Nebraska Colleges.

By gender, there are 54,732 female students and 39,294 male students enrolled in the schools. The female to male students ratio is 1.39 to 1. The female students increased by 9.6% and male students decreased by 3.71% in that period.

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Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 10 years is 93,316, and 94,026 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023. Of the total students, 74.41% are undergraduate students and 25.59% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students increased by 2,984, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 771.

The female to male ratio is 1.39 to 1, meaning that there are more female students enrolled in Nebraska Colleges than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Nebraska Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	90,745	67,335	30,976	36,359	23,410	9,832	13,578
2014-15	91,594 849	67,659 324	31,052 76	36,607 248	23,935 525	9,840 8	14,095 517
2015-16	92,439 845	67,823 164	31,129 77	36,694 87	24,616 681	10,003 163	14,613 518
2016-17	92,821 382	68,210 387	31,223 94	36,987 293	24,611 -5	9,978 -25	14,633 20
2017-18	92,560 -261	68,044 -166	31,135 -88	36,909 -78	24,516 -95	9,716 -262	14,800 167
2018-19	92,380 -180	67,963 -81	30,896 -239	37,067 158	24,417 -99	9,547 -169	14,870 70
2019-20	95,191 2,811	69,801 1,838	31,246 350	38,555 1,488	25,390 973	9,642 95	15,748 878
2020-21	96,989 1,798	71,053 1,252	31,654 408	39,399 844	25,936 546	9,579 -63	16,357 609
2021-22	94,412 -2,577	69,385 -1,668	30,219 -1,435	39,166 -233	25,027 -909	9,397 -182	15,630 -727
2022-23	94,026 -386	69,845 460	30,447 228	39,398 232	24,181 -846	8,847 -550	15,334 -296
Average	93,316	68,712	30,998	37,714	24,604	9,638	14,966

Nebraska Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 68,712. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 2,510 from 67,335 to 69,845.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Nebraska Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	67,335	57,015	26,581	30,434	10,320	4,395	5,925
2014-15	67,659	57,632	26,786	30,846	10,027	4,266	5,761
2015-16	67,823	57,335	26,702	30,633	10,488	4,427	6,061
2016-17	68,210	57,448	26,659	30,789	10,762	4,564	6,198
2017-18	68,044	57,464	26,629	30,835	10,580	4,506	6,074
2018-19	67,963	56,823	26,117	30,706	11,140	4,779	6,361
2019-20	69,801	57,455	25,992	31,463	12,346	5,254	7,092
2020-21	71,053	58,797	26,411	32,386	12,256	5,243	7,013
2021-22	69,385	57,074	25,034	32,040	12,311	5,185	7,126
2022-23	69,845	56,767	24,959	31,808	13,078	5,488	7,590
Average	68,712	68,712	26,187	31,194	68,712	4,811	6,520

Nebraska Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 24,604. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 771 from 23,410 to 24,181.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Nebraska Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	23,410	13,207	5,894	7,313	10,203	3,938	6,265
2014-15	23,935	13,365	5,749	7,616	10,570	4,091	6,479
2015-16	24,616	13,543	5,858	7,685	11,073	4,145	6,928
2016-17	24,611	13,698	6,008	7,690	10,913	3,970	6,943
2017-18	24,516	13,432	5,671	7,761	11,084	4,045	7,039
2018-19	24,417	12,541	5,272	7,269	11,876	4,275	7,601
2019-20	25,390	13,319	5,361	7,958	12,071	4,281	7,790
2020-21	25,936	14,065	5,368	8,697	11,871	4,211	7,660
2021-22	25,027	13,353	5,255	8,098	11,674	4,142	7,532
2022-23	24,181	13,079	5,041	8,038	11,102	3,806	7,296
Average	24,604	24,604	5,548	7,813	24,604	4,090	7,153

Nebraska Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.12%. The percentage was 74.27% 10 years ago and Nebraska Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 3.73% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.74% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Nebraska Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	364	2,387	4,141	4,982	144	67,395	2,072
2014-15	356	2,509	4,271	5,597	138	67,302	2,244
2015-16	371	2,570	4,036	7,380	132	65,667	2,546
2016-17	312	2,664	4,068	7,606	161	65,752	2,766
2017-18	361	2,894	4,167	7,937	172	65,601	2,923
2018-19	370	3,042	4,300	7,944	158	64,633	3,253
2019-20	348	3,086	4,466	8,480	157	66,126	3,006
2020-21	399	3,336	5,073	9,562	181	67,492	3,006
2021-22	422	3,546	4,973	9,683	159	66,145	3,217
2022-23	363	3,523	5,429	10,367	132	64,374	3,570
Average	367	2,956	4,492	7,954	153	66,049	2,860

Nebraska Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

27,488 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 74.56% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Nebraska Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	89,539	15,747	14,201	59,591
2013-14	90,745	17,647	16,044	57,054
2014-15	91,594	17,669	19,068	54,857
2015-16	92,439	18,786	21,395	52,258
2016-17	92,821	18,343	23,869	50,609
2017-18	92,560	18,502	24,872	49,186
2018-19	92,380	19,649	24,766	47,965
2019-20	95,191	22,534	28,464	44,193
2020-21	96,989	27,879	35,870	33,240
2021-22	94,412	26,053	31,882	36,477
2022-23	94,026	27,488	29,867	36,671
Average	92,972	20,936	24,573	47,464

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