About Us
We're proud of our work ethic–we rise to the challenge and pull together to get things done in classrooms, labs and clinics. The University of Nebraska Omaha offers the best of a metropolitan research university so you have the opportunities and support to grow personally and professionally.
Our Enrollment
Our Funding
Meet Our Stellar Students
Our Enrollment
Our students | Fall 2017
Undergraduate: 1480
Graduate: 925
Number of students per unit | Fall 2017
Biomechanics: 44*
Counseling: 190
Educational Leadership: 133
Health & Kinesiology: 512*
Special Education & Communication Disorders: 330**
Teacher Education: 1,245
*Exercise Science PhD, duplication of 12
**Early Childhood Inclusive, duplicate of 27
Student Credit Hour Produced | 2015-2017
2015: 18,594
2016: 18,738
2017: 19,218
Our Funding
$16.6 million in faculty grant proposals submitted in 2017
Grant breakdown by unit (2015 - Nov. 2017)
Biomechanics | $7,608,272
Teacher Education | $3,501,626
Health & Kinesiology | $2,686,055
Special Education & Communication Disorders | $134,936
Educational Leadership | $36,817
Total grants awarded (2015 - Nov. 2017)
2015 | $4,202,561
2016 | $4,803,143
2017 | $4,962,001
Meet Our Stellar Students
Gabriela Amador | Elementary Education
For as long as she can remember, teacher candidate Gabriela "Gaby" Amador has dreamed of becoming an educator. Gaby is a first generation college student and a Thompson Scholar. She is also a first generation high school graduate.
Raised by hardworking parents who didn’t have the opportunity to finish middle school or high school themselves, Gaby’s parents launched their four children on stable and strong academic paths. Read more of Gaby's story >>
Kailey Snyder | Exercise Science
Growing up, Kailey's passion for health and wellness was instilled early as she watched her mother complete medical school and residency to become a pediatrician. A doctoral student in the School of Health and Kinesiology, Kailey's research is focused on the prenatal health and activity levels of moms-to-be and those affect on infant developmental milestones and outcomes.
As a teaching assistant and researcher, Kailey is building the foundation of her dream to one day becoming a faculty member, "Although I had a traditional academic path, teaching helps me understand the barriers that affect non-traditional students. The culture of support for students is continuously improving at UNO, and I'm proud to be part of that culture." Read more of Kailey's story >>
Aaron Beard | Speech-Language Pathology
Inspired by his little boy, non-traditional student Aaron Beard is working towards a new career in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP). His career path emerged after the birth of second son, Fletcher, who was born profoundly deaf and received cochlear implants at age one. Knowing that Fletcher would eventually need speech therapy to learn to hear with his implants, Aaron contacted colleges the day after scheduling implantation surgery, to learn about his options for entering a pre-SLP program.
"I initially returned to school to better understand Fletcher's needs, to do everything to help my son, but along the way that changed. Now I want to use my knowledge to benefit others." Read more of Aaron's story >>