University of Nebraska Medical Center Overview

University of Nebraska Medical Center is a public institution situated in Omaha, Nebraska. The city atmosphere of Omaha makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is University of Nebraska Medical Center Known For?

• Students at UNMC may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 2 to 1.
• The 1% student loan default rate at UNMC is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UNMC.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 84% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, UNMC bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $71,000 a year. That's about 74% more than their peers at other schools.

University of Nebraska Medical Center Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UNMC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Dentistry Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UNMC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	College Factual
#25	Best Public Health Schools	College Factual
#29	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#68	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	College Factual
#68	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual
#107	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Nebraska Medical Center?

Contact details for UNMC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	42Nd & Dewey Ave, Omaha, NE 68198-7815
Phone:	402-559-4000
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/unmcedu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/unmc

How Do I Get Into UNMC?

You can apply to UNMC online at: www.unmc.edu/studentservices/admissions/index.html

Can I Afford University of Nebraska Medical Center?

The student loan default rate at UNMC is 1.0%. 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 Medical Center Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 968 undergraduate students at UNMC, with 781 being full-time and 187 being part-time.

There are also 2,731 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 781 full-time undergraduates at UNMC, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Nebraska Medical Center students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	29
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	654
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Over 33 countries are represented at UNMC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Nebraska Medical Center

In 2019-2020, 828 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 6th most popular in Nebraska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UNMC

The following table shows how UNMC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Homeland Security	#13	#22
Allied Health Professions	#28	#37
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	#34	#52
Public Health	#46	#73

Online Growth Rankings of UNMC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Nebraska Medical Center was 1.1%. This is the #1,664 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UNMC 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%.

University of Nebraska Medical Center Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	364	13	56	49	482
Allied Health Professions	46	20	83	0	149
Medicine	0	0	0	129	129
Public Health	0	11	68	1	80
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	2	65	67
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	64	64
Dentistry	0	4	0	49	53
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	28	11	0	0	39
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	11	22	33
Dental Support Services	24	0	0	0	24
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	20	3	23
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	0	15	0	0	15
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	2	12	14
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	3	7	10
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	9	0	9
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	2	6	0	8
Pharmacology & Toxicology	0	0	0	6	6
Homeland Security	0	0	4	0	4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	0	1	1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0	1	1
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	462	76	264	409	1,211

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.