COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 181464PUBLIC

LINCOLN, NE

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$17,747Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate66.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$62,769working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$62,769
Median earnings 5 years after completion$59,589

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$12,751
$30,001–48,000$13,054
$48,001–75,000$14,699
$75,001–110,000$18,975
$110,001+$22,346

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion66.4%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention85.1%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients22.8%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share32.6%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid41.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,876federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates19,178IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate87.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,000

4,533 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

19 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$116,221 earnings · $20,572 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 106 working graduates$88,972 earnings · $24,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$78,760 earnings · $21,500 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 146 working graduates$77,504 earnings · $19,650 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 185 working graduates$74,165 earnings · $23,250 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 306 working graduates$67,918 earnings · $22,500 debt →Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$65,312 earnings · $19,500 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$63,466 earnings · $21,500 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 250 working graduates$61,145 earnings · $23,258 debt →Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 132 working graduates$61,092 earnings · $25,256 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$53,777 earnings · $22,250 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 114 working graduates$53,618 earnings · $21,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 126 working graduates$51,293 earnings · $23,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 213 working graduates$49,965 earnings · $22,750 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$49,193 earnings · $20,981 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$48,785 earnings · $23,000 debt →Family and Consumer Economics and Related StudiesBachelor's Degree · 167 working graduates$48,305 earnings · $22,500 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$48,046 earnings · $23,128 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$46,817 earnings · $24,250 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.