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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 11,488 undergrads, where 35% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−4% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.61

Diversity index vs. every college0.61
0.61
← 0.00higher than 56% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients35%
National median: 34%About typical
First-generation students35%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college35%
35%
← 0%higher than 52% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

11,488undergrads
Compared to every college11.5K
11.5K
← 19larger than 90% of 1,89337.8K →

18% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 59% take some

Where first-years come from

2,116 first-time students

10% came from other states and 2.3% from abroad; 87% are from Nebraska. Fewer from other states than at 72% of colleges.

  • In-state (Nebraska)87%
  • Other states10%
  • Abroad2.3%

Top home states

  1. Nebraska(home state)87% 1,849
  2. Iowa4.3% 90
  3. Minnesota1.1% 23
  4. South Dakota1.0% 21
  5. California0.5% 11

From 28 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

1,059

new transfer students, 33% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 64% of colleges.

810 full-time, 249 part-time.

Going on to another college

26%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,032 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

15% of undergrads study part-time.

Men44%
National median: 44%About typical

56% women

Another gender: 35 undergraduates (0.3%)

Part-time students15%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older17%
National median: 11%Above typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 2,408 students.

Housing

Beds

2,408

About 21 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I · The Summit League

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).

How the Summit League compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 6% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 2

  • Catholic 1
  • Christian 1

Greek life

2chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Sigma Kappa

    Beta Omega

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

LGBTQ+ center or office

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
  • Student health plan covers transition-related care

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

350.3% of undergrads

Gender unknown: 0

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

37 applied · 27 admitted · 17 enrolled

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)