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University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Nebraska - Lincoln has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how UNL did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how UNL fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

UNL placed #207 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This puts UNL among the best 10% of schools in the nation for students!

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Nebraska Ranking

UNL placed #2 out of 19 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This puts UNL among the top 10% of schools in the United States for Nebraska students! See the Best Colleges in Nebraska ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UNL has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58	933	93.8%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	654	93.6%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	374	96.5%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	571	90.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52	925	94.4%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133	1,187	88.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85	1,150	92.6%
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	37	89.2%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	176	90.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	630	91.1%
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	164	86.0%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119	816	85.4%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	182	88.5%
Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	9	77.8%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104	883	88.2%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98	597	83.6%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70	558	87.5%
Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	56	85.7%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71	502	85.9%
Best Other Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	7	71.4%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	10	90.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	9	88.9%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	7	85.7%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	6	83.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	4	75.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	19	79.0%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50	244	79.5%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112	694	83.9%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	200	83.5%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	238	83.2%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61	345	82.3%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133	609	78.2%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	4	105	96.2%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	4	100	96.0%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26	111	76.6%
Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	58	79.3%
Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	76	79.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108	540	80.0%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	235	75.7%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	471	75.8%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	63	98.4%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	12	91.7%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	10	90.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	8	87.5%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	8	87.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	8	87.5%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	6	83.3%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	5	80.0%
Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	4	75.0%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	4	75.0%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	1	3	66.7%
Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	15	73.3%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	4	57	93.0%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	9	138	93.5%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122	573	78.7%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	7	88	92.1%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	5	57	91.2%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98	437	77.6%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	144	77.1%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	4	91	95.6%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111	481	76.9%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63	265	76.2%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	7	119	94.1%
Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	79	74.7%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	3	20	85.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	460	75.2%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	6	86	93.0%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	3	34	91.2%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	17	88.2%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	233	74.7%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78	268	70.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	8	96	91.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	8	58	86.2%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	6	41	85.4%
Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	23	69.6%
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	3	16	81.3%
Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	11	81.8%
Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	11	81.8%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177	556	68.2%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80	280	71.4%
Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	78	70.5%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	4	20	80.0%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	7	57	87.7%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	9	74	87.8%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	6	45	86.7%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	3	18	83.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska	3	12	75.0%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	8	75.0%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	8	54	85.2%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	4	23	82.6%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	6	37	83.8%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	8	51	84.3%
Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	51	66.7%
Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	7	71.4%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134	416	67.8%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49	149	67.1%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	3	13	76.9%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	6	30	80.0%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	6	30	80.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	6	30	80.0%
Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2	6	66.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	7	25	72.0%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	12	43	72.1%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	6	19	68.4%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	7	22	68.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	7	25	72.0%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	6	20	70.0%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	5	16	68.8%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	10	34	70.6%

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