University of Nebraska at Kearney Healthcare Programs

University of Nebraska at Kearney is a public institution situated in Kearney, Nebraska. Kearney is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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

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	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNK?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, 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 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

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 490 and 600. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

UNK received ACT scores from 85% 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 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UNK, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $5,904 a year. That adds up to $23,616 over four years for those students.

University of Nebraska at Kearney Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,427 undergraduate students at UNK, with 3,781 being full-time and 646 being part-time.

There are also 1,848 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,781 full-time undergraduates at UNK, 38% are male and 62% 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	40
Black or African American	98
Hispanic or Latino	513
White	2,791
International Students	207
Other Races/Ethnicities	132

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 2022-2023, 4,302 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.

This school is the 12th most popular in Nebraska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UNK majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	13%

University of Nebraska at Kearney Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	45	1	46
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	19	22	41
Long Term Care Administration/Management	0	0	0
TOTAL	64	23	87

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

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