How hard is UNK to get into?
University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) acceptance rate is 85.79% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 7,253 students applied and 6,222 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into UNK.
UNK's acceptance rate places 6th out of 16 Nebraska colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1060 and the ACT score is 21 at UNK. UNK's SAT score ranks 5th out of 7 Nebraska colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to UNK, the SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, UNK's acceptance rate is 85.79% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 14.63%. 3,042 men and 4,203 women applied to UNK and 2,525 men and 3,691 women students were accepted.
8 applicants who has another gender applied and 6 were accepted.
Among them, 355 men and 555 women were enrolled in UNK (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 33 students (4% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 800 students (88%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at UNK.
The median SAT score is 1,060 with 530 SAT EBRW and 530 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 590 and the 25th percentile is 480. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 560 and 25th percentile is 490 .
The median ACT composite score is 21 with 75th percentile score of 25 and 25th percentile score of 18 at UNK. The median ACT math score is 20 and the ACT English score is 21.
How competitive is UNK's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at University of Nebraska at Kearney are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,094, ACT: 22 - public master's college and university with larger programs).
The institutional SAT code for UNK is 6467 and 4-digt code ACT code is 2468.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 910 first-year students enrolled in UNK. The proportion of full-time students is 98.68% and part-time students is 1.32%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 39.01% and women students is 60.99%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UNK.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at UNK. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Nebraska at Kearney.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The application fee required to apply to University of Nebraska at Kearney is $45 for both undergraduate and graduate programs. The following table provides general admission information for applying to UNK.