University of Nebraska at Kearney

University of Nebraska at Kearney is a public college in Kearney, NE. Its average net price is $17,891 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$15,830
$30,001 to $48,000$15,419
$48,001 to $75,000$15,626
$75,001 to $110,000$18,858
$110,001 and up$21,819
$8,922Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$16,134Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,891Average Net Price
$12,908Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$818Books and Supplies
$5,820Other Expenses
40.6%Students on Pell Grants
34.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

89.5%Acceptance Rate
495 to 575SAT Reading, Middle Half
410 to 550SAT Math, Middle Half
19 to 26ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$47,161
8 years after entry$51,306
10 years after entry$55,176
61.6%Graduation Rate
80.0%Retention Rate
$17,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Kearney, NELocation
Distant townSetting
4,088Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Agricultural Business$54,084 National median for this major n=4,648Not published
Air Transportation$55,780 National median for this major n=5,818Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921$16,074 Small program - rough guide n=56
Biology$36,058 Small program - rough guide n=33$17,250 Small program - rough guide n=32
Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,947 n=201$17,062 n=159
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Criminal Justice$50,977 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$36,437 Small program - rough guide n=49$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$39,285 Small program - rough guide n=58$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$35,165 Small program - rough guide n=34$18,000 Small program - rough guide n=56
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840$19,687 Small program - rough guide n=51
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$44,638 Small program - rough guide n=50$24,646 Small program - rough guide n=66
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650$20,589 Small program - rough guide n=32
Teaching$37,879 n=121$19,472 n=155

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