Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UNK is largely skewed towards women students, with 62.3% of undergraduate students being women and 37.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 4,427, with 2,760 women and 1,667 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UNK is greatly skewed towards women students, with 69.8% of undergraduate students being women and 30.2% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,848, with 1,289 women and 559 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 37.7% 1,667 students
- women 62.3% 2,760 students
Graduate Students
- men 30.2% 559 students
- women 69.8% 1,289 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 74.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,272 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 13.5% of the student body, with 596 students. Mixed race students represent 2.6% of the population, with 117 students, while African American students account for 2.5%, with 111 students. Asian students account for 1.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 44 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 6 students.
International students make up 5.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 247 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.6% of the population, totaling 27 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UNK.
Undergraduate Students
- White 74.0% 3,272 students
- Hispanic 13.5% 596 students
- International students 5.6% 247 students
- Mixed race 2.6% 117 students
- African American 2.5% 111 students
- Asian 1.0% 44 students
- Unknown race 0.6% 27 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 6 students
Graduate Students
- White 87.4% 1,610 students
- Hispanic 5.5% 101 students
- Mixed race 2.4% 44 students
- Asian 1.5% 28 students
- African American 1.5% 27 students
- International students 1.0% 19 students
- Unknown race 0.5% 10 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 3 students
Transfer Students
- White 73.5% 255 students
- Hispanic 15.6% 54 students
- Mixed race 4.0% 14 students
- African American 2.3% 8 students
- International students 2.0% 7 students
- Asian 1.7% 6 students
- Unknown race 0.6% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 34% 1,524 students
- 20-21 33% 1,481 students
- 22-24 17% 732 students
- 25-29 6% 247 students
- 30-34 3% 125 students
- 40-49 2% 92 students
- 35-39 2% 88 students
- 50-64 1% 28 students
- 25-29 28% 519 students
- 30-34 19% 346 students
- 40-49 17% 322 students
- 22-24 16% 300 students
- 35-39 12% 226 students
- 50-64 6% 118 students
- 20-21 1% 10 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Nebraska at Kearney in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 827 | 90.09% | |
| Colorado | 39 | 4.25% | |
| Kansas | 16 | 1.74% | |
| Iowa | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 4 | less than 1% | |
| California | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% |
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