2025 Most Enrolled Students in Nebraska Rankings
Among Nebraska colleges, University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the largest number of students (23,986) and University of Nebraska at Omaha has the second largest number of students (15,015) based on academic year 2022-2023 college enrollment data.
Below table ranks and compares the Most Enrolled Students in Nebraska having the largest student population. For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges and exclude colleges which the percentage of online students is more than 50% of total enrollment. You can view the largest online colleges at colleges with most online students rankings.
Most Enrolled Students in Nebraska
| Rank | College Name | Total Population | Men | Women | Undergraduate | Graduate | Online Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | 23,805 | 11,869 | 11,936 | 19,338 | 4,648 | 1,568 | $27,748 | 77.1% | 16 to 1 |
| 2 | University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE | 15,058 | 6,544 | 8,514 | 11,859 | 3,156 | 3,461 | $22,358 | 86.9% | 15 to 1 |
| 3 | Creighton University Omaha, NE | 8,397 | 3,415 | 4,982 | 4,262 | 3,993 | 1,273 | $47,000 | 72.3% | 10 to 1 |
| 4 | University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE | 6,041 | 2,062 | 3,979 | 4,224 | 1,793 | 2,375 | $15,920 | 85.8% | 13 to 1 |
| 5 | Wayne State College Wayne, NE | 4,773 | 1,918 | 2,855 | 3,934 | 873 | 840 | $7,923 | - | 19 to 1 |
| 6 | University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE | 3,660 | 1,064 | 2,596 | 897 | 2,889 | 559 | $33,890 | - | 2 to 1 |
| 7 | Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE | 3,047 | 1,323 | 1,724 | 2,934 | 489 | 490 | $39,330 | 90.0% | 14 to 1 |
| 8 | Doane University Crete, NE | 1,879 | 748 | 1,131 | 1,190 | 758 | - | $40,491 | 89.5% | 11 to 1 |
| 9 | Peru State College Peru, NE | 1,799 | 696 | 1,103 | 1,452 | 186 | 675 | $8,280 | - | 16 to 1 |
| 10 | Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE | 1,688 | 734 | 954 | 1,531 | 159 | 91 | $41,712 | 83.8% | 13 to 1 |
Qualified Nebraska Colleges in Core Admission Stats
