University of Nebraska at Kearney
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Nebraska at Kearney is a public master's university in Kearney, NE (town setting), with 4,224 undergraduates (66% women). It admitted 86% of 7,253 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 970–1150 on the SAT and 18–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $32,044 a year for out-of-state students and $26,086 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,249 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 60% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, business, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 1.13 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Nebraska at Kearney ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,270 in-state · $15,920 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Nebraska at Kearney
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Nebraska at Kearney teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 31 | — | 3 | $422k | $13,619 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 18 | — | 1 | $656k | $36,437 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 15 | — | 1 | $687k | $45,830 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 133 | — | 1 | $2.5M | $18,444 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 12 | — | 1 | $226k | $18,827 | — | |
| Softball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 21 | — | 1 | $437k | $20,832 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 54 | — | 1 | $310k | $5,736 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 7 | — | 3 | $274k | $39,194 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 9 | — | 3 | $358k | $39,740 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 154 | — | 4 | $376k | $2,440 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 110 | — | 1 | $364k | $3,306 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 23 | — | 1 | $910k | $39,563 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 40 | — | 11 | $734k | $18,340 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.