University of Nebraska at Kearney Overview

University of Nebraska at Kearney is a public institution situated in Kearney, Nebraska. The surrounding location of Kearney is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is University of Nebraska at Kearney Known For?

• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at UNK.
• In a recent academic period67% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from UNK with a bachelor's degree make about $50,105 a year. That's 23% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is University of Nebraska at Kearney?

Contact details for UNK are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2504 9Th Avenue, Kearney, NE 68849-1212
Phone:	308-865-8441
Website:	www.unk.edu

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How Do I Get Into UNK?

You can apply to UNK online at: www.unk.edu/admissions/apply.php

Admission Requirements for UNK

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNK?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, UNK is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to UNK submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

UNK received ACT scores from 85% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford University of Nebraska at Kearney?

The overall average net price of UNK is $22,040. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UNK, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $6,618 a year. That adds up to $26,472 over four years for those students.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,385 undergraduate students at UNK, with 3,795 being full-time and 590 being part-time.

There are also 1,840 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,795 full-time undergraduates at UNK, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Nebraska at Kearney students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	36
Black or African American	91
Hispanic or Latino	468
White	2,892
International Students	183
Other Races/Ethnicities	125

Geographic Diversity

Nebraska students aren't the only ones who study at University of Nebraska at Kearney. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 31 countries are represented at UNK. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Oman.

University of Nebraska at Kearney Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	157	0	17	174
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	124	0	11	135
General Biology	0	42	0	69	111
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	26	0	68	94
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	85	85
Educational Administration	0	0	12	50	62
Liberal Arts General Studies	15	42	0	0	57
Student Counseling	0	0	7	45	52
Allied Health Professions	0	49	0	3	52
History	0	21	0	30	51
Special Education	0	15	0	33	48
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	45	0	0	45
Child Development & Psychology	0	44	0	0	44
Social Work	0	44	0	0	44
General English Literature	0	22	0	15	37
Fine & Studio Arts	0	14	0	21	35
Family & Consumer Economics	0	30	0	0	30
Communication Sciences	0	15	0	15	30
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	26	0	0	26
Health & Physical Education	0	19	0	6	25
Journalism	0	23	0	0	23
Computer Information Systems	0	23	0	0	23
Political Science & Government	0	18	0	0	18
Music	0	9	0	8	17
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	14	0	0	14
Writing Studies	0	13	0	0	13
Design & Applied Arts	0	12	0	0	12
Romance Languages	0	2	0	9	11
Sociology	0	10	0	0	10
Chemistry	0	8	0	0	8
Air Transportation	0	8	0	0	8
Mathematics	0	7	0	0	7
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	6	0	0	6
Drama & Theater Arts	0	5	0	0	5
Philosophy	0	4	0	0	4
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	2	2
Physics	0	2	0	0	2
Geography & Cartography	0	1	0	0	1
International Relations & National Security	0	1	0	0	1
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	15	901	19	487	1,422

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

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