University of Nebraska at Kearney

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Nebraska at Kearney

University of Nebraska at Kearney operates as a public institution located in Kearney, Nebraska (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 4,088 students of which 4,666 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Nebraska at Kearney is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 89.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,118 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,242, with published in-state tuition of $8,676 and a Pell grant recipient share of 36.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 58.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.0%. Graduates earn a median of $50,105 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,241 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 235800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.