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Colleges in Nebraska

Every college in Nebraska that reports to the federal government: 40 schools, 16 of them public. For each one, what a year actually costs after grant aid, the share of applicants admitted, the share of students who finish, and what graduates earn ten years after starting. All of it from public federal data, none of it ranked by us.

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Four-year colleges in Nebraska

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BellevuePrivate$11,743not reported29%$65,909
LincolnPrivate$29,62667%62%$73,322
OmahaPrivatenot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
ChadronPublic$12,662not reported48%$51,365
OmahaPrivate$25,60378%63%$70,928
OmahaPrivate$14,62145%60%$64,178
SewardPrivate$24,52186%60%$53,522
OmahaPrivate$32,45680%83%$80,642
CretePrivate$28,88598%59%$57,009
HastingsPrivate$22,32072%54%$56,094
FremontPrivate$24,32066%44%$57,914
MacyPublic$21,439not reported11%$28,031
OmahaPrivate$17,57773%76%$70,914
LincolnPrivate$20,64780%61%$62,637
PeruPublic$10,005not reported37%$47,905
OmahaPrivate (for-profit)not reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
GeringPrivate$13,11242%60%not reported
LincolnPrivate$22,424100%55%$58,875
OmahaPublicnot reportednot reportednot reported$81,009
KearneyPublic$17,89189%62%$55,176
OmahaPublic$12,89887%51%$59,749
LincolnPublic$16,21487%69%$61,819
WaynePublic$15,534not reported56%$50,482
YorkPrivate$24,37352%45%$50,139

Two-year colleges in Nebraska

Community and technical colleges, where the main award is a two-year associate degree. Read the graduation figure here differently: it counts only students who finish at the school they started, so a student who transfers to a four-year college counts as not graduating even though transferring on is usually the entire point.

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OmahaPrivate (for-profit)$16,591not reported99%$36,750
Grand IslandPublic$6,870not reported51%$44,200
LincolnPrivate (for-profit)$17,626not reported78%$34,386
LincolnPrivate (for-profit)not reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
LincolnPrivate (for-profit)$14,687not reported67%$31,688
LincolnPrivate (for-profit)$8,723not reported70%$26,546
WinnebagoPublic$7,457not reported29%$34,008
OmahaPublic$3,811not reported32%$46,353
North PlattePublic$7,377not reported50%$43,212
LincolnPrivate (for-profit)not reportednot reported33%$30,811
CurtisPublic$13,501not reported57%$61,819
NorfolkPublic$6,395not reported55%$46,747
LincolnPublic$4,223not reported40%$47,090
OmahaPrivate (for-profit)$17,199not reported100%$36,286
ScottsbluffPublic$5,979not reported47%$41,934
OmahaPrivate (for-profit)$15,222not reported76%$33,416
How to read these numbers. Net price is the average a student pays per year after grant aid, not the sticker price, and it covers only students receiving federal aid. At a public university it is the in-state figure, so if you live elsewhere your own cost will be higher, often much higher. Admitted is the share of applicants offered a place, and it is blank for open-admission schools that do not turn applicants away. Earnings is median pay ten years after a student entered the school, including those who never finished. Every figure is an average across all income levels, so run the school's own net price calculator before you treat any of it as your price - the College Finder links each school's calculator directly.

Data: IPEDS 2024; SAT from IPEDS admissions 2023; College Scorecard released 11/02/2026; financial composite score for fiscal year 2022-23; endowment from IPEDS finance 2022-23 divided by IPEDS 2023 enrollment. Refreshed 2026-11-08.

Nearby states. In-state tuition makes a state line a price line, so the school just over it can cost your family several times what it costs a resident. Neighboring states: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming.

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