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2026 Rankings for University of Nebraska-Lincoln

What ranking badges has UNL been awarded? Every College Factual accolade UNL has received are listed below.

UNL was awarded 241 ranking badges in the 2026 college rankings.

Top Rankings for UNL:

#1 out of 11	#1 out of 11	#1 out of 11	#1 out of 11

UNL also offers graduate programs. View its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/rankings/) for master's and doctorate accolades.

Ranking Highlights

• Quality Rankings
  • Best Colleges Ranking
  • Best Agricultural Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska Ranking
  • Best Agricultural Business Schools in Nebraska Ranking
• Best for the Money Rankings
  • Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking
  • Best Value Agricultural Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska Ranking
  • Best Value Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska Ranking

How UNL Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

Top Placement in Best Colleges Ranking

#237 out of 3,449.

This makes UNL a top 10% school for students.

The Best Colleges Ranking highlights the highest-quality colleges in the country.

Top Ranked Majors

UNL has 1,097 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Agricultural Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Agricultural Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Agricultural Economics Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Agricultural Public Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	3	View Report
Best Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Schools in the Plains States Region	1	3	View Report
Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	3	View Report
Best Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Schools in the Plains States Region	1	3	View Report
Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Animal Science Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Food Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Food Science Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Food Science Technology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best L&scaping & Groundskeeping Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best L&scaping & Groundskeeping Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best L&scaping & Groundskeeping Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best L&scaping & Groundskeeping Schools in the Plains States Region	1	2	View Report
Best Horticulture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Horticulture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Horticulture Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Plant Sciences Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Soil Sciences Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	View Report
Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Interior Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Interior Architecture Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Interior Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Interior Architecture Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Plains States Region	1	5	View Report
Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Plains States Region	1	5	View Report
Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Biochemistry Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	11	View Report
Best Biology Studies Schools in Nebraska	1	11	View Report
Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	11	View Report
Best General Biology Schools in Nebraska	1	11	View Report
Best Microbiology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Microbiology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Entomology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Entomology Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Zoology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Zoology Schools in the Plains States Region	1	4	View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	11	View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	13	View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Schools in Nebraska	1	19	View Report
Best Supply Chain Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Supply Chain Management Schools in Nebraska	1	3	View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	13	View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Nebraska	1	20	View Report
Best Construction Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Construction Management Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Construction Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Construction Management Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	View Report
Best Finance Schools in Nebraska	1	4	View Report
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	View Report
Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Nebraska	1	4	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	7	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in the Plains States Region	1	8	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best International Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report

How UNL Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

UNL has 1,097 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Agricultural Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Agricultural Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Public Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Public Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Plains States Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Animal Sciences, General Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Animal Science Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Food Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Food Science Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value L&scaping & Groundskeeping Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value L&scaping & Groundskeeping Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Turf & Turfgrass Management Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Horticulture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Horticulture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Horticultural Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Plant Sciences, Other Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Plant Sciences, Other Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Soil Science & Agronomy, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Soil Science & Agronomy, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Soil Science & Agronomy, General Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Soil Science & Agronomy, General Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Interior Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Interior Architecture Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Interior Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Interior Architecture Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value Biochemistry Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value Microbiology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Microbiology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Entomology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Entomology Schools in the Plains States Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Zoology Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Zoology Schools in the Plains States Region	1	4	View Report
Best Value Construction Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Construction Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value International Business/Trade/Commerce Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value International Business/Trade/Commerce Schools in the Plains States Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value International Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value International Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value International Business Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value International Business Schools in the Plains States Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Actuarial Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Actuarial Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	6	View Report
Best Value Actuarial Science Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in Nebraska	1	3	View Report
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Broadcast Journalism Schools in the Plains States Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Journalism Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report
Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in Nebraska	1	2	View Report
Best Value Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools in the Plains States Region	1	6	View Report
Best Value Sports Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	1	View Report

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2026 edition.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.