	University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, often referred to as Nebraska, UNL or NU, is a public research university in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It is the state's oldest university, and the largest in the University of Nebraska system. The state legislature chartered the university in 1869 as a land-grant university under the 1862 Morrill Act, two years after Nebraska's statehood into the United States. Around the turn of the 20th century, the university began to expand significantly, hiring professors from eastern schools to teach in the newly organized professional colleges while also producing groundbreaking research in agricultural sciences. The "Nebraska method" of ecological study developed here during this time pioneered grassland ecology and laid the foundation for research in theoretical ecology for the rest of the 20th century. The university is organized into eight colleges on two campuses in Lincoln with over 100 classroom buildings and research facilities. Its athletic program, called the Cornhuskers, is a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Nebraska football team has won 46 conference championships, and since 1970, five national championships. The women's volleyball team has won four national championships along with eight other appearances in the Final Four. The Husker football team plays its home games at Memorial Stadium, selling out every game since 1962. The stadium's capacity is about 92,000 people, larger than the population of Nebraska's third-largest city. History \| Origin The University of Nebraska was created by an act of the Nebraska state legislature in 1869, two years after Nebraska reached statehood. The school was given a mission to "afford to the inhabitants of the state the means of acquiring a thorough knowledge of the various branches of literature, science, and the arts." The school received an initial land grant of about 130,000 acres (53,000 ha) and the campus construction began with the building of University Hall in its first year. By 1873, the University of Nebraska had offered its first two degrees to its first graduating class. The school remained small and suffered from a lack of funds until about 20 years after its founding, when its high school programs were taken over by a new state education system. From 1890 to 1895 enrollment rose from 384 to about 1,500. A law school and a graduate school were also created at about this time period, making it the first school west of the Mississippi to establish a graduate school. By 1897, the school was 15th in the nation in total enrollment. Through the turn of the 20th century, the school struggled to find an identity as both a pragmatic, frontier establishment and an academic, intellectual institution. It also developed a competitive spirit in the form of a debate team, a football team (first called the Cornhuskers in 1901), and the arrival of fraternities and sororities. In 1913-14, a fierce debate ensued over whether to keep the University in downtown Lincoln or to move it out of town. The issue was not resolved until a statewide referendum sided with the downtown plan. After purchasing property downtown, the school experienced a building boom, both on the new property and on the farming campus. The school would not experience another boom until the late 1940s, when the sudden arrival of thousands of soldiers returning from the war for an education forced the school to seek further expansion. Administration and organization \| Organizations \| Governing bodies University of Nebraska is governed by the Board of Regents. The board consists of eight voting members elected by district for six-year terms, and four non-voting student Regents, one from each campus, who serve during their tenure as student body president. The board supervises the general operat ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Nebraska Details

University of Nebraska Details
detail	value
state	Nebraska
conference	Big Ten Conference
public	Public
scores	1745/1163/26
level	AboveAverage
rank	[119
overall ROI rank	[98
size	medium
undergrads	19979
grads	5027
price	36706
drop	30
stem	23
research	227
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Nebraska-Lincoln?

1. number 119 for Academics.

2. number 98 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Nebraska-Lincoln?

1. University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

2. University of Delaware

3. University of Kentucky

4. Clemson University

5. Mississippi State University

6. Utah State University

7. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Nebraska National Academic Rankings

University of Nebraska National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	119	182	186	102	100	114	82	93	98
Div1	67	64	66	67	66	70	59	51	64
Div1 Nonivy	56	58	60	59	58	62	51	50	54
Div1 Public	38	32	34	43	47	49	43	44	35
Public	51	54	60	51	53	63	54	45	52
Power5	41	37	35	44	45	49	43	41	44
Big Ten Conference	14	12	12	14	14	14	13	9	12
Mid West Region	16	42	44	17	17	21	18	40	24
State of Nebraska	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1
Top Ten Top250	119	182	186	102	100	114	82	93	98
Top Ten State of Nebraska	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of Nebraska Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Nebraska

University of Nebraska Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Nebraska
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.67	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
99.66	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
99.33	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
99.09	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
98.85	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
98.82	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
98.54	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
98.35	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
97.94	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
93.22	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
93.12	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
93.12	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
93.02	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
92.81	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
92.77	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
92.65	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
92.31	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
92.30	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
92.24	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
91.99	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
91.75	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
91.49	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
91.14	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
86.62	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
86.58	University of Akron Main Campus	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	331	251
86.28	Towson University	Maryland	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Average	264	365
86.27	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
86.14	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
86.12	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	445	385
86.11	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
86.00	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	North Carolina	Division I-AA Independents / C...	Public	Average	292	207
85.99	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
85.96	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
85.96	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
85.90	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
85.71	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
85.70	University of Memphis	Tennessee	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	359	314
85.65	Oakland University	Michigan	Horizon League	Public	Average	417	270
85.65	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
85.58	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
85.48	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
85.39	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
85.37	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
85.36	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
85.26	CUNY Queens College	New York	East Coast Conference	Public	Average	307	400
85.26	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
85.23	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
85.20	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	350	248
85.15	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	435	289
84.95	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of Nebraska Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Nebraska

University of Nebraska Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Nebraska
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.87	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
97.00	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
96.71	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
96.65	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
96.00	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
96.00	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
96.00	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
95.71	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
95.65	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
93.44	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
93.21	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
92.61	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
91.54	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
90.62	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
90.58	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
90.39	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
89.69	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
89.60	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
89.36	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	Division III Independents	Private	Good	122	55
89.02	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
87.34	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
85.14	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
84.09	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
84.06	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
82.95	Centennial Conference (Average)	-	Centennial Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	170
82.34	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf (Average)	-	Southern California Intercoll ...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
82.09	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
81.47	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
80.03	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
79.36	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
78.45	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182

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