2025-2026
Accept rate
87.8%
- Applicants
- 18,648
- Admits
- 16,372
- Enrolled
- 4,734
- Yield
- 28.9%
Total Applications
18,648
2025-2026
Acceptance Rate
87.8%
2025-2026
Enrolled Students
4,734
2025-2026
SAT Middle 50%
1070-1310
2025-2026
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Admissions at a Glance
University of Nebraska-Lincoln received 18,648 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 87.8% of applicants; 4,734 admitted students enrolled (a 28.9% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 75.3% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1070–1310 on the SAT and 21–28 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $25,422, and the average need-based grant was $11,627.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2024-2025
Accept rate
87.5%
- Applicants
- 17,841
- Admits
- 15,609
- Enrolled
- 4,650
- Yield
- 29.8%
2023-2024
Accept rate
77.1%
- Applicants
- 18,354
- Admits
- 14,146
- Enrolled
- 4,699
- Yield
- 33.2%
2022-2023
Accept rate
78.7%
- Applicants
- 19,085
- Admits
- 15,016
- Enrolled
- 4,640
- Yield
- 30.9%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 18,648 | 16,372 | 4,734 | 87.8% | 28.9% |
| 2024-2025 | 17,841 | 15,609 | 4,650 | 87.5% | 29.8% |
| 2023-2024 | 18,354 | 14,146 | 4,699 | 77.1% | 33.2% |
| 2022-2023 | 19,085 | 15,016 | 4,640 | 78.7% | 30.9% |
| 2021-2022 | 17,775 | 14,411 | 4,736 | 81.1% | 32.9% |
| 2020-2021 | 17,495 | 13,601 | 4,771 | 77.7% | 35.1% |
| 2019-2020 | 16,829 | 13,165 | 4,775 | 78.2% | 36.3% |
| 2018-2019 | 14,956 | 11,906 | 4,816 | 79.6% | 40.5% |
| 2017-2018 | 14,947 | 9,623 | 4,905 | 64.4% | 51.0% |
| 2016-2017 | 11,193 | 8,425 | 4,860 | 75.3% | 57.7% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1070
50th Percentile
1190
75th Percentile
1310
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
43%
Need Fully Met
18%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$25,422
2025-2026 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$9,090
Fees
$2,382
Room & Board
$13,950
Change Since 2016
+30%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
19,787
Total Enrollment
24,371
International
2%
Students of Color
25%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Important
- Class rank
- Important
- Academic GPA
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Application essay
- Not Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Not Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not Considered
- Talent/ability
- Not Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Not Considered
- First generation
- Not Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- State residency
- Not Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Not Considered
- Work experience
- Not Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||