The student population at University of Nebraska-Lincoln is 23,805 (19,189 undergraduate and 4,616 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 640 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at U of Nebraska-Lincoln is 80.61% which is decreased by 187 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 453 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.01 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

1,652 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 66.53% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 25,124 where 23,805 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

80.61% of total students is undergraduate students and 19.39% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 187 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 453 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.01 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in U of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1424,44519,37610,4388,9385,0692,4542,615
2014-1525,006
561
19,979
603
10,654
216
9,325
387
5,027
-42
2,408
-46
2,619
4
2015-1625,260
254
20,182
203
10,701
47
9,481
156
5,078
51
2,410
2
2,668
49
2016-1725,897
637
20,833
651
10,865
164
9,968
487
5,064
-14
2,512
102
2,552
-116
2017-1826,079
182
20,954
121
10,995
130
9,959
-9
5,125
61
2,519
7
2,606
54
2018-1925,820
-259
20,830
-124
10,997
2
9,833
-126
4,990
-135
2,455
-64
2,535
-71
2019-2025,390
-430
20,478
-352
10,758
-239
9,720
-113
4,912
-78
2,331
-124
2,581
46
2020-2125,108
-282
20,286
-192
10,496
-262
9,790
70
4,822
-90
2,290
-41
2,532
-49
2021-2224,431
-677
19,552
-734
9,873
-623
9,679
-111
4,879
57
2,401
111
2,478
-54
2022-2323,805
-626
19,189
-363
9,616
-257
9,573
-106
4,616
-263
2,253
-148
2,363
-115
Average25,12420,16610,5399,6274,9582,4032,555
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 20,166 where 19,189 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-Lincoln since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1419,37618,1029,6978,4051,274741533
2014-1519,97918,6609,8878,7731,319767552
2015-1620,18218,8179,9058,9121,365796569
2016-1720,83319,38110,0229,3591,452843609
2017-1820,95419,53410,1759,3591,420820600
2018-1920,83019,46610,2089,2581,364789575
2019-2020,47819,1329,9439,1891,346815531
2020-2120,28618,9499,6899,2601,337807530
2021-2219,55218,4379,2389,1991,115635480
2022-2319,18918,1759,0169,1591,014600414
Average20,16620,1669,7789,08720,166761539
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,958 where 4,616 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-Lincoln since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,0692,7781,4741,3042,2919801,311
2014-155,0272,7041,4031,3012,3231,0051,318
2015-165,0782,6431,3921,2512,4351,0181,417
2016-175,0642,6811,4291,2522,3831,0831,300
2017-185,1252,7191,4271,2922,4061,0921,314
2018-194,9902,7251,4441,2812,2651,0111,254
2019-204,9122,6401,3311,3092,2721,0001,272
2020-214,8222,5851,2901,2952,2371,0001,237
2021-224,8792,6181,3551,2632,2611,0461,215
2022-234,6162,5201,2941,2262,0969591,137
Average4,9584,9581,3841,2774,9581,0191,278
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.21%. The percentage was 77.30% 10 years ago and U of Nebraska-Lincoln still has a high percentage of white students. 3.57% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.83% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14705255931,0581618,895518
2014-15575646251,1481618,914585
2015-16545766491,2561918,962651
2016-17456276971,3731819,149723
2017-18706796901,5052119,005754
2018-19696996761,5711618,833741
2019-20637076681,7081418,545758
2020-21537956631,8501018,448770
2021-22588676511,8631117,986798
2022-23528506731,9581417,427808
Average596896591,5291618,616711
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,652 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 66.53% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1525,0069926,04417,970
2015-1625,2601,3536,55817,349
2016-1725,8971,3758,86215,660
2017-1826,0791,4779,41915,183
2018-1925,8201,64910,17813,993
2019-2025,3901,62810,82112,941
2020-2125,1082,01614,7168,376
2021-2224,4311,95413,9058,572
2022-2323,8051,65213,2008,953
Average25,2001,56610,41113,222

Ratings & Review

Share your experiences and thoughts about University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It will be a great help to applicants and prospective students!