Nebraska

Where Nebraska's high school graduates go to college

31,494
Total Freshmen
664
Destination Colleges
82%
Stay In-State
70%
Go to 4-Year

Enrollment by Sector

Trends Over Time

Top Destination Colleges

Where Nebraska's high school graduates enroll as freshmen

# College State Freshmen Share
1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln in-state Nebraska 6,849 21.7%
2 University of Nebraska at Omaha in-state Nebraska 3,895 12.4%
3 Southeast Community College Area in-state Nebraska 2,612 8.3%
4 Metropolitan Community College Area in-state Nebraska 1,702 5.4%
5 Northeast Community College in-state Nebraska 1,548 4.9%
6 University of Nebraska at Kearney in-state Nebraska 1,465 4.7%
7 Wayne State College in-state Nebraska 1,366 4.3%
8 Central Community College in-state Nebraska 1,305 4.1%
9 Nebraska Wesleyan University in-state Nebraska 684 2.2%
10 Mid-Plains Community College in-state Nebraska 532 1.7%
11 Creighton University in-state Nebraska 478 1.5%
12 Western Nebraska Community College in-state Nebraska 400 1.3%
13 Iowa Western Community College Iowa 396 1.3%
14 Chadron State College in-state Nebraska 369 1.2%
15 Midland University in-state Nebraska 347 1.1%
16 Doane University in-state Nebraska 346 1.1%
17 Concordia University-Nebraska in-state Nebraska 316 1.0%
18 Hastings College in-state Nebraska 312 1.0%
19 Peru State College in-state Nebraska 310 1.0%
20 Northwest Missouri State University Missouri 284 0.9%
21 University of South Dakota South Dakota 256 0.8%
22 South Dakota State University South Dakota 203 0.6%
23 University of Kansas Kansas 178 0.6%
24 Morningside University Iowa 166 0.5%
25 Nebraska College of Technical Agric in-state Nebraska 154 0.5%
26 Iowa State University Iowa 134 0.4%
27 College of Saint Mary in-state Nebraska 129 0.4%
28 Grand Canyon University Arizona 117 0.4%
29 Western Iowa Tech Community College Iowa 100 0.3%
30 Kansas State University Kansas 97 0.3%
31 Bryan College of Health Sciences in-state Nebraska 89 0.3%
32 Nebraska Methodist College of Nursi in-state Nebraska 73 0.2%
33 York University in-state Nebraska 72 0.2%
34 University of Wyoming Wyoming 67 0.2%
35 South Dakota School of Mines and Te South Dakota 66 0.2%
36 Clarkson College in-state Nebraska 60 0.2%
37 Eastern Wyoming College Wyoming 58 0.2%
38 Benedictine College Kansas 57 0.2%
39 Mount Marty University South Dakota 56 0.2%
40 Augustana University South Dakota 49 0.2%
41 Rockhurst University Missouri 49 0.2%
42 Capitol Beauty School in-state Nebraska 48 0.2%
43 Bellevue University in-state Nebraska 48 0.2%
44 Fort Hays State University Kansas 48 0.2%
45 Arizona State University Campus Imm Arizona 48 0.2%
46 Briar Cliff University Iowa 44 0.1%
47 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 43 0.1%
48 Black Hills State University South Dakota 42 0.1%
49 Joseph's College Cosmetology in-state Nebraska 41 0.1%
50 Laramie County Community College Wyoming 41 0.1%