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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska · Large city

#1 for grad earnings in Nebraska
Admit rate
Avg net price
Graduation rate
$76,833
Median earnings

University of Nebraska Medical Center is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Omaha, Nebraska (large city setting), enrolling 938 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 938 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. In 1804 the Lewis and Clark Expedition passed the riverbanks where the city of Omaha would be built. Omaha's Boys Town was made famous by the 1938 Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney movie Boys Town. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
2 miles to Omaha, NE
To Great Lakes shore
425 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Eppley Airfield (OMA) · major hub

How University of Nebraska Medical Center compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$76,833

Higher than 89% · #1 of 21 in Nebraska

Median debt at graduation$15,000

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio3 : 1

Lower than 98%

Undergraduate enrollment938

Larger than 35%

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

University of Nebraska Medical Center campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

3,955students
  • Undergraduate93824%
  • Graduate3,01776%

Undergraduates by gender

938undergrads
  • Women81387%
  • Men12513%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White74%
  • Black3.8%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian4.2%
  • Other or multiracial5.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
938
Graduate enrollment
3,017
Student–faculty ratio
3 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
22%
First-generation students
27%
Students over 25
22%
Median family income
$50,020
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$88,956
Endowment
$495,847,983

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

Outcomes

Graduated
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$70,417
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$76,833
Median debt at graduation
$15,000
Students with federal loans
47%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
87%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
86%
First-generation
90%

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
No
Application fee
$60

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
5.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
35
Property offenses (2022–2024)
30

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (3,988 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.

22reported offenses a year
12 violent a year10 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
7.3
Motor vehicle theft
7.3
Fondling
4.0
Burglary
2.0
Arson
0.7
Robbery
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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$76,833
Typical debt at graduation
$15,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
20%
Out-earn a HS grad
94%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
$74,888
Men
$96,794

Men out-earn women by $21,906 (29%) 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
88°F
Winter low
15°F
Annual rain
31.9″
Annual snow
27.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Omaha Eppley Airfield, NE US station (5.4 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.