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Colleges and Universities in Nebraska

Nebraska has 52 higher education schools within its borders. University of Nebraska at Kearney, the highest-ranked school in NE, has a total student population of 6,650 and is the 171st highest ranked school in the USA. Of the 52 schools in Nebraska, the average student population is 2,686 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. There are 1891 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,500 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,844, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Of the 52 schools in Nebraska, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Creative Center comes out as the most expensive ($30,114/yr), with Little Priest Tribal College as the lowest recorded at only $2,007/yr.

• Nebraska was once called "The Great American Desert".
• In 1927, Edwin E. Perkins of Hastings invented the powered soft drink Kool-Aid.
• J. Sterling Morton founded Arbor Day in Nebraska City in 1872.
• The state nickname used to be the "Tree Planter's State", but was changed in 1945 to the "Cornhusker State".
• State insect is the honeybee.

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