Private nonprofit · University

Union Adventist University

Lincoln, Nebraska · Large city

100.0%
Admit rate
$23,716
Avg net price
52%
Graduation rate
$55,045
Median earnings

Union Adventist University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Lincoln, Nebraska (large city setting), enrolling 471 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Seventh Day Adventists religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 471 undergradsLarge cityOpen admissionNCCAA Division IICold winters

About Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Before the expansion westward of settlers, the prairie was covered with buffalo grass. The Pawnee, which included four tribes, lived in villages along the Platte River. Since Pinnacle Bank Arena opened in 2013, Lincoln's music scene has grown to the point where it is sometimes called a "Music City". Primary venues for live music include Pinnacle Bank Arena, Bourbon Theatre, Duffy's Tavern, and the Zoo Bar. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
4 miles to Lincoln, NE
To Great Lakes shore
468 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Lincoln (LNK)

How Union Adventist University compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #15 most selective of 15 in Nebraska

Graduation rate52%

Higher than 45% · #10 of 19 in Nebraska

First-year retention84%

Higher than 72%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,045

Higher than 54% · #9 of 21 in Nebraska

Average net price$23,716

Cheaper than 33% · #13 cheapest of 19 in Nebraska

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment471

Larger than 21%

Percentiles compare Union Adventist University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Nebraska.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

575students
  • Undergraduate47182%
  • Graduate10418%

Undergraduates by gender

471undergrads
  • Women29763%
  • Men17437%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White49%
  • Black8.1%
  • Hispanic24%
  • Asian5.1%
  • Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
471
Graduate enrollment
104
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
31%
First-generation students
25%
Students over 25
8%
Median family income
$47,851
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,156
Endowment
$34,344,047

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$29,334
Room & board
$8,460
Books & supplies
$1,800
Total cost of attendance
$42,099
Average net price
$23,716

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
52%
Graduated on time (4 years)
48%
First-year retention
84%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,853
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,045
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
61%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
57%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
48%
Low-income (Pell)
50%
First-generation
47%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
832
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$4,750
Meal plan (year)
$3,250
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
59 (37 men · 22 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (3)

Basketball25
Soccer22
Volleyball12

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (729 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
1.0
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$19,477
$30–48k
$16,740
$48–75k
$24,957
$75–110k
$24,444
$110k+
$26,653

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$103,073

$24,957/year × about 4.1 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$13,506
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 100% — get grant money from Union Adventist University itself, averaging $13,506, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 90 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$55,045
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
49%
Out-earn a HS grad
62%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$55,825
Men
$50,880

Women out-earn men by $4,945 (10%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
14°F
Annual rain
32.3″
Annual snow
26″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lincoln 8 Ene, NE US station (6.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.