Quad

Head-to-head

U. Nebraska-Lincoln
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Nebraska-Lincoln's grants cover 30% of its full price on average, vs. 14% at U. Wisconsin-Whitewater

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. Nebraska-Lincoln has 2.0× as many undergrads as U. Wisconsin-Whitewater

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    U. Wisconsin-Whitewater has 8 pts more first-gen students than U. Nebraska-Lincoln (30% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Wisconsin-Whitewater costs about $4.8K less per year on average than U. Nebraska-Lincoln ($18,391 vs. $23,208, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    U. Nebraska-Lincoln's yield is 5 pts higher than U. Wisconsin-Whitewater's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    U. Nebraska-Lincoln is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.38)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Wisconsin-Whitewater admits 86%, U. Nebraska-Lincoln 87%; U. Nebraska-Lincoln's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
U. Nebraska-Lincoln87%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater86%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Nebraska-LincolnAccessible
  • U. Wisconsin-WhitewaterAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Nebraska-Lincoln
1098–1330
U. Wisconsin-WhitewaterNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Nebraska-LincolnSchool record required
  • U. Wisconsin-WhitewaterGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Nebraska-Lincoln is twice U. Wisconsin-Whitewater's size; U. Wisconsin-Whitewater has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Nebraska-Lincoln19.2K
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater9.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Nebraska-Lincoln23%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater25%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at U. Nebraska-Lincoln, and Finance at U. Wisconsin-Whitewater; U. Nebraska-Lincoln has 17 students per faculty member to U. Wisconsin-Whitewater's 21.

Students per faculty member
U. Nebraska-Lincoln17 to 1
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Nebraska-LincolnPsychology, General6%
  • U. Wisconsin-WhitewaterFinance, General11%

What each costs

U. Wisconsin-Whitewater costs about $4.8K less a year than U. Nebraska-Lincoln on average; U. Nebraska-Lincoln's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Nebraska-Lincoln$23.2K
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater$18.4K
Aid generosity
U. Nebraska-Lincoln30%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater14%

What each pays off

U. Nebraska-Lincoln's former students earn more, a median $56.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Nebraska-Lincoln$56.9K
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater$55.4K
Graduation rate
U. Nebraska-Lincoln67%
U. Wisconsin-Whitewater65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Nebraska-LincolnGrowing+50%
  • U. Wisconsin-WhitewaterGrowing+74%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why