Lincoln, NE
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
https://www.unl.edu/Repayment outcome
92.4%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$30,100–$61,700
middle 50% · median $43,800
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$16,294
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$15,799
Sticker price
before any aid
$21,024
Default rate
4.4%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering$106,421
- Engineering Tech$60,523
- Legal Studies$55,512
- Comm. Tech$49,644
- Health Professions$48,600
- Education$46,254
- Business$43,732
- Computer Science$42,682
- Math & Statistics$40,768
- Criminal Justice$39,369
- Communication and Media Studies.$35,594
- Physical Sciences$33,306
- Family Sciences$32,772
- Interdisciplinary$31,990
- Psychology$31,385
- History$30,650
- Biology$29,685
- Visual & Performing Arts$28,381
- Social Sciences$28,200
- Foreign Languages$27,497
- English & Literature$27,203
Academics
Acceptance
64.0%
Avg SAT
1,147
Enrollment
19,376
What students study
18 fields offered
Business
21% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Engineering10.4%
- 03Family Sciences9.0%
- 04Education8.4%
- 05Agriculture8.3%
- 06Communications6.8%
- 07Psychology5.6%
- 08Biology5.2%
- 09Social Sciences4.0%
- 10Visual & Performing Arts3.7%
- 11Health Professions2.4%
- 12English & Literature2.2%
- 13Natural Resources2.0%
- 14Architecture1.8%
- 15Engineering Tech1.5%
- 16Foreign Languages1.5%
- 17History1.5%
- 18Computer Science1.0%