Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 36,637 with 20,235 female students and 16,402 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the most enrolled students of 24,393, while Peru State College has the least number of students of 1,492 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadron State College | 2,098 | 709 | 1,389 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | 3,988 | 1,122 | 2,866 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 24,393 | 12,079 | 12,314 |
| Peru State College | 1,492 | 652 | 840 |
| Wayne State College | 4,666 | 1,840 | 2,826 |
| Purdue University Global-Omaha | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| Total | 36,637 | 16,402 | 20,235 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 27,572 with 14,804 female students and 12,768 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 19,701, while University of Nebraska Medical Center has the least number of undergraduate students of 971.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadron State College | 1,690 | 581 | 1,109 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | 971 | 120 | 851 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 19,701 | 9,847 | 9,854 |
| Peru State College | 1,308 | 595 | 713 |
| Wayne State College | 3,902 | 1,625 | 2,277 |
| Purdue University Global-Omaha | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| Total | 27,572 | 12,768 | 14,804 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 9,065 with 5,431 female students and 3,634 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of Nebraska-Lincoln has the most enrolled graduate students of 4,692, while Peru State College has the least number of graduate students of 184.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadron State College | 408 | 128 | 280 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | 3,017 | 1,002 | 2,015 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 4,692 | 2,232 | 2,460 |
| Peru State College | 184 | 57 | 127 |
| Wayne State College | 764 | 215 | 549 |
| Purdue University Global-Omaha | Enrollment information is not available. | ||
| Total | 9,065 | 3,634 | 5,431 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 27,572 students, 1,802 students (6.54%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 15,615 students (56.63%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 9,065 students, 2,940 students (32.43%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 725 students (8.00%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Chadron State College | 1,690 | 774 (45.80%) |
638 (37.75%) | 408 | 403 (98.77%) |
5 (1.23%) |
| Purdue University Global-Omaha | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | 971 | 126 (12.98%) |
- | 3,017 | 465 (15.41%) |
52 (1.72%) |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 19,701 | 280 (1.42%) |
13,437 (68.20%) | 4,692 | 1,417 (30.20%) |
614 (13.09%) |
| Peru State College | 1,308 | 373 (28.52%) |
387 (29.59%) | 184 | 184 (100.00%) |
- |
| Wayne State College | 3,902 | 249 (6.38%) |
1,153 (29.55%) | 764 | 471 (61.65%) |
54 (7.07%) |
| Average | 27,572 | 1,802 (6.54%) |
15,615 (56.63%) |
9,065 | 2,940 (32.43%) |
725 (8.00%) |
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