The accreditations listed below indicate the concern of the faculty and administration of the UNO to meet rigorous standards of academic quality. These standards include such factors as professional attainments of faculty, quality of research, library holdings, physical facilities and general support for the respective programs by the funding authorities. Students, therefore, can be assured their educational experiences at UNO will meet high standards of quality.

UNO is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The commission can be contacted at 30 North LaSalle St., Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504; telephone 1-800-621-7440. UNO also has programs which are accredited or approved by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Council on Social Work Education, the Engineers Council for Professional Development, Technology Accreditation Commission/Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, National Association for Industrial Technology, the American Home Economics Association (for undergraduate programs), the American Dietetic Association, the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, the Educational Standards Board of the Boards of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, the National Recreation and Park Association/American Association for Leisure and Recreation, and the American Chemical Society. Its courses are accepted for purposes of teacher certification by the Nebraska State Department of Education. The Elementary School, Secondary School and Community Counseling programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the national accrediting agency for Counselor Education programs.

Course credits from UNO are accepted by other member colleges and universities of the North Central Association and by member institutions of other regional accrediting agencies.