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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?

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$22,040 Avg Cost After Aid
90% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at UNK have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at UNK.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 70% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UNK makes roughly $48,453 a year. This is 19% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Nebraska at Kearney?

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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

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 Considered but not required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNK?

90% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
4% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 90%, 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 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

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 468 and 580. Math scores were between 470 and 553.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Nebraska at Kearney  ( 468 to 580 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Nebraska at Kearney  ( 470 to 553 )
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800
UNK received ACT scores from 86% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

ACT English Scores for University of Nebraska at Kearney  ( 17 to 24 )
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ACT Math Scores for University of Nebraska at Kearney  ( 16 to 24 )
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ACT Composite Scores for University of Nebraska at Kearney  ( 18 to 25 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Nebraska at Kearney?

$22,040 Net Price
45% Take Out Loans
0.7% Loan Default Rate
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 45% of students took out student loans averaging $5,904 a year. That adds up to $23,616 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNK is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Nebraska at Kearney Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,781 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,427 undergraduate students at UNK, with 3,781 being full-time and 646 being part-time.

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There are also 1,848 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,781 full-time undergraduates at UNK, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 40
Black or African American 98
Hispanic or Latino 513
White 2,791
International Students 207
Other Races/Ethnicities 132

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.

Online Learning at University of Nebraska at Kearney

2,457 Took All Classes Online
4,565 Took At Least One Class Online
7.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 4,565 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNK has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 8th most popular in Nebraska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UNK

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Nebraska at Kearney was 7.2%. This is the #1,488 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UNK regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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