Test-optionalNo early plan
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
NE · Public · Midwest · National university · 19,230 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
Overall admit rate87.8%
Early roundNo early plan
Regular round†87.8%no early round, so same as overall
† This school has no early round, so the regular rate equals the overall admit rate.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Overall
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Not stated on admissions page · School admissions page ↗
Testing
Testing policy
Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Not stated on the school’s site
The saved pages do not describe a submission method.
checked Nov 9, 2026
Students submitting scores
Est. % submitting scores‡88%SAT 7% + ACT 81%
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Submitted SAT7%
350 students
Submitted ACT81%
3,845 students
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
SAT composite
1070–1310 median 1190
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
540–670 median 600
500800
SAT Math
520–650 median 590
500800
ACT composite
21–28 median 24
2036
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
SAT composite, middle 50%
25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
ACT composite, middle 50%
25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 13,165 | 78.2% | Not reported | 100% | 12% | 92% | 1140-1360 | 22-28 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 13,601 | 77.7% | Not reported | 99% | 10% | 89% | 1130-1310 | 22-28 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 14,411 | 81.1% | Not reported | 93% | 8% | 85% | 1100-1310 | 22-28 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 15,016 | 78.7% | Not reported | 95% | 8% | 87% | 1110-1330 | 22-28 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 14,146 | 77.1% | Not reported | 91% | 8% | 83% | 1090-1310 | 22-28 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 15,609 | 87.5% | Not reported | 89% | 7% | 82% | ERW 560-670, Math 538-660 | Not reported | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 16,372 | 87.8% | Not reported | 88% | 7% | 81% | 1070-1310 | 21-28 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Not reported2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS