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Facts and Figures

 

Rankings

See why UNO is one of the best universities for military and veteran students, and their families.

 

Enrollment

  • 10,862 Full-time students
  • 4,569 Part-time students
  • 845 International students
  • 1,629 Military/veteran students including dependents

 

First-Year Students | 2018

  • 2,151 New first-year students
  • Largest incoming class in UNO history four years in a row
  • 37.4% First Generation students
  • 241 Military/veteran including dependents
  • 35% Ethnically diverse

 

Transfer Students | 2018

  • 1,169 Total Transfer students
  • 43% First Generation students
  • 27% Ethnically Diverse

 

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Student Body

  • 15,431 Total Students
  • 78 out of 93 Nebraska counties are represented at UNO
  • 72 countries represented in the International Studies Program
  • 37.2% of UNO students are first generation
  • 26% of UNO's student population is ethnically diverse

 

Faculty

  • 2,145 total Faculty and Staff
  • 17:1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio
  • 13:1 graduate student-to-faculty ratio

 

Academic Excellence

All of UNO’s colleges offer unique opportunities in research and hands-on experiences that are critical to gaining an edge in a competitive global marketplace.

Our Colleges & Academic Priorities

 

Research

Home to the NIH Center for Research in Human Movement Variability

External Grant Opportunities

  • Number Awarded: 194
  • Amount Awarded: $22.4 million

Internal Grant Opportunities

  • Number Awarded: 145
  • Amount Awarded: $509,404

 

Tuition

UNO's tuition is one of the most affordable in the region. We want everyone who desires a higher education to be able to obtain one.

 

Scholarships Awarded

  • 2 Student Fulbright scholarship recipients
  • Regents' Scholarship: $5.57 million
  • Chancellor's Scholarship: $753,200
  • Dean's Scholarship: $274,500
  • Graduate Regents' Scholarship: $90,613
  • Graduate Assistantships: $1,395,614

 

Community Engagement

  • 2014 national award winner of the Presidential Award for the Economic Opportunity category of the Presidential Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
  • The Carnegie Foundation named UNO as one of the nation's leaders in engagement and outreach with the 2015 Community Engagement Classification
  • 5,757 students participated in courses with community engagement components
  • 326,458 hours of service donated 
  • 723 classes with a community engagement component

 

 

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