The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Nebraska."Colleges, Community Colleges, & Universities in Nebraska" UnivSource. Retrieved 6/25/08.
Public colleges and universities There are three regular and two specialized universities in the University of Nebraska system. The Nebraska State College System has three member institutions.
+ Public colleges and universities in Nebraska Name Founded Location Enrollment (fall 2024) System Chadron State College 1911 Chadron 2,098 NSCS Peru State College 1867 Peru 1,492 NSCS Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture 1965 Curtis 222 NU University of Nebraska at Kearney 1905 Kearney 5,881 NU University of Nebraska–Lincoln 1869 Lincoln 24,393 NU University of Nebraska Omaha 1908 Omaha 14,972 NU University of Nebraska Medical Center 1880 Omaha 3,988 NU Wayne State College 1910 Wayne 4,666 NSCS
Private colleges and universities
+ Private colleges and universities in Nebraska Name Founded Location Religious affiliation Enrollment (fall 2024) Bellevue University 1966 Bellevue Secular 14,667 Bryan College of Health Sciences 1926 Lincoln Secular 765 Clarkson College 1888 Omaha Episcopal 1,121 CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology 2019 Omaha Catholic 29 College of Saint Mary 1923 Omaha Sisters of Mercy 786 Concordia University Nebraska 1894 Seward Lutheran 3,479 Creighton University 1878 Omaha Jesuit 8,581 Doane University 1872 Crete Christian 1,985 Hastings College 1882 Hastings Presbyterian 956 Midland University 1883 Fremont Evangelical Lutheran 1,558 Nebraska Methodist College 1891 Omaha Methodist 1,067 Nebraska Wesleyan University 1887 Lincoln Methodist 1,654 Summit Christian College 1951 Gering Christian 32 Union Adventist University 1891 Lincoln Seventh-day Adventist 729 York University 1890 York Churches of Christ 532
Community colleges The following community colleges are members of the Nebraska Community College Association. In 1971, the Nebraska Legislature began development on a plan to merge the vocational-technical schools and junior colleges. In July 1973, the Nebraska Community College system was established with legislation (LB 759) consolidating junior colleges and vocational/technical schools.
+ Community colleges in Nebraska Name Campus locations Enrollment (fall 2024) Previous names Central Community College Columbus, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney 6,927 Central Nebraska Technical College; Platte Junior College Little Priest Tribal College Winnebago 218 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, Fremont, Elkhorn, La Vista 16,642 Metropolitan Technical Community College, "MetroTech" Mid-Plains Community College McCook, North Platte 2,140 McCook Junior College; North Platte Junior College; Mid-Plains Vocational Technical School Nebraska Indian Community College Macy, Santee, South Sioux City 620 American Indian Satellite Community College Northeast Community College Norfolk, O'Neill, West Point, South Sioux City 5,720 Norfolk Junior College; Northeast Nebraska Technical College Southeast Community College Lincoln, Milford, Beatrice 10,816 Fairbury Junior College Western Nebraska Community College Scottsbluff, Sidney, Alliance 1,569 Scottsbluff Junior College; Alliance School of Practical Nursing; Western Nebr. Vocational Technical School
Defunct colleges