University of Nebraska--Lincoln Academic Life

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The student-faculty ratio at University of Nebraska--Lincoln is 21:1, and the school has 39.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Nebraska--Lincoln include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Engineering; Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences; Education; and Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 84.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical)
Humanities History
Mathematics Social science
English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio 21:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

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Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 21%
Engineering 9%
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 9%
Education 8%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences 7%

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Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered Associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs B.S. and D.D.S.; B.S. and D.Pharm.; B.S. and J.D.; B.S. and M.D.; B.S. in Business Administration & Master of Professional Accountancy; B.S. in Civil Engineering & Master of Architecture
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A
Service learning N/A
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A
Writing in the disciplines N/A
Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A
Learning communities N/A

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Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate 84%
4-year graduation rate 32

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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data

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