The student population at University of Nebraska at Kearney is 6,041 (4,269 undergraduate and 1,772 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,011 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UNK is 70.67% which is decreased by 1,233 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 222 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.93 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,358 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 51.06% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,528 where 6,041 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

70.67% of total students is undergraduate students and 29.33% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,233 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 222 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.93 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UNK than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Nebraska at Kearney since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,0525,5022,3393,1631,5504991,051
2014-156,902
-150
5,274
-228
2,271
-68
3,003
-160
1,628
78
529
30
1,099
48
2015-166,747
-155
5,108
-166
2,138
-133
2,970
-33
1,639
11
525
-4
1,114
15
2016-176,788
41
5,056
-52
2,149
11
2,907
-63
1,732
93
542
17
1,190
76
2017-186,644
-144
4,843
-213
2,060
-89
2,783
-124
1,801
69
554
12
1,247
57
2018-196,327
-317
4,484
-359
1,858
-202
2,626
-157
1,843
42
570
16
1,273
26
2019-206,279
-48
4,429
-55
1,780
-78
2,649
23
1,850
7
566
-4
1,284
11
2020-216,225
-54
4,385
-44
1,717
-63
2,668
19
1,840
-10
532
-34
1,308
24
2021-226,275
50
4,427
42
1,667
-50
2,760
92
1,848
8
559
27
1,289
-19
2022-236,041
-234
4,269
-158
1,552
-115
2,717
-43
1,772
-76
510
-49
1,262
-27
Average6,5284,7781,9532,8251,7505391,212
University of Nebraska at Kearney Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,778 where 4,269 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Nebraska at Kearney since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,5024,7772,0622,715725277448
2014-155,2744,6682,0242,644606247359
2015-165,1084,4321,8812,551676257419
2016-175,0564,2551,8222,433801327474
2017-184,8434,0631,7352,328780325455
2018-194,4843,9411,6202,321543238305
2019-204,4293,8271,5362,291602244358
2020-214,3853,7951,5142,281590203387
2021-224,4273,7811,4522,329646215431
2022-234,2693,6721,3672,305597185412
Average4,7784,7781,7012,4204,778252405
University of Nebraska at Kearney Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,750 where 1,772 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Nebraska at Kearney since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,550257711861,293428865
2014-151,628242541881,386475911
2015-161,639243531901,396472924
2016-171,732233551781,4994871,012
2017-181,801263711921,5384831,055
2018-191,843271692021,5725011,071
2019-201,850267612061,5835051,078
2020-211,840298532451,5424791,063
2021-221,848318812371,5304781,052
2022-231,772265701951,5074401,067
Average1,7501,750642021,7504751,010
University of Nebraska at Kearney Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.69%. The percentage was 80.19% 10 years ago and UNK still has a high percentage of white students. 0.89% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.99% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Nebraska at Kearney over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14115211851755,65589
2014-15136212658435,53291
2015-16125712460545,409118
2016-17136112463055,426129
2017-18105513860375,277135
2018-1985913062744,979130
2019-2075712664154,921134
2020-2186313665074,908153
2021-22137213869794,882161
2022-23105412073794,633172
Average115912862965,162131
University of Nebraska at Kearney Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,358 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 39% of total students. The number of online students has increased 51.06% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Nebraska at Kearney from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,9021,5611,6063,735
2015-166,7471,6521,7203,375
2016-176,7881,7621,8063,220
2017-186,6441,8631,7942,987
2018-196,3271,9971,8672,463
2019-206,2792,1301,9652,184
2020-216,2252,3272,1431,755
2021-226,2752,4572,1081,710
2022-236,0412,3581,9441,739
Average6,4702,0121,8842,574

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