University of Nebraska at Kearney Business Programs

Located in Kearney, Nebraska, University of Nebraska at Kearney is a public institution. The location of UNK is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

University of Nebraska at Kearney Rankings

UNK is ranked #283 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UNK.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#13	Best Value Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#101	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UNK has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#99	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#109	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#126	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is University of Nebraska at Kearney?

Contact details for UNK are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2504 9Th Avenue, Kearney, NE 68849-1212
Phone:	308-865-8441
Website:	www.unk.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kearney-NE/University-of-Nebraska-at-Kearney/24920010058

How Do I Get Into UNK?

You can apply to UNK online at: www.unk.edu/admissions/apply.php

Admission Requirements for UNK

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNK?

With an acceptance rate of 88%, UNK is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to UNK submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 550. Math scores were between 500 and 550.

UNK received ACT scores from 90% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford University of Nebraska at Kearney?

The overall average net price of UNK is $22,040. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UNK, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $5,818 a year. That adds up to $23,272 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNK is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Nebraska at Kearney Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,385 undergraduate students at UNK, with 3,795 being full-time and 590 being part-time.

There are also 1,840 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,795 full-time undergraduates at UNK, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Nebraska at Kearney students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	36
Black or African American	91
Hispanic or Latino	468
White	2,892
International Students	183
Other Races/Ethnicities	125

Geographic Diversity

Nebraska students aren't the only ones who study at University of Nebraska at Kearney. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 31 countries are represented at UNK. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Oman.

Online Learning at University of Nebraska at Kearney

In 2019-2020, 4,470 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNK has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UNK

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Nebraska at Kearney was 7.2%. This is the #1,321 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UNK regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Nebraska at Kearney Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	120	23	143
Operations Management	43	0	43
Agricultural Business	18	0	18
General Economics	0	0	0
TOTAL	181	23	204

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.