Top Ranked Universities in Nebraska

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Top Ranked Universities in Nebraska - Highest Enrollment

Rank in Nebraska			Highest Enrollment
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	25,820	24,445 (↑5.6%)
2 ↑	3	University of Nebraska at Omaha	15,431	15,227 (↑1.3%)
3 ↓	2	Metropolitan Community College Area	14,913	15,752 (↓5.3%)
4	4	Bellevue University	9,621	9,788 (↓1.7%)
5	5	Southeast Community College Area	9,240	9,751 (↓5.2%)
6	6	Creighton University	8,910	8,019 (↑11.1%)
7 ↑	8	Central Community College	6,354	6,906 (↓8.0%)
8 ↓	7	University of Nebraska at Kearney	6,327	7,052 (↓10.3%)
9	9	Northeast Community College	5,016	5,145 (↓2.5%)
10	10	University of Nebraska Medical Center	3,972	3,681 (↑7.9%)
11	11	Wayne State College	3,633	3,506 (↑3.6%)
12	12	Chadron State College	2,448	3,056 (↓19.9%)
13 ↑	15	Concordia University-Nebraska	2,424	2,206 (↑9.9%)
14 ↓	13	Mid-Plains Community College	2,216	2,491 (↓11.0%)
15 ↓	14	Peru State College	2,114	2,422 (↓12.7%)
16	16	Nebraska Wesleyan University	2,095	2,149 (↓2.5%)
17 ↑	19	Midland University	1,873	1,288 (↑45.4%)
18 ↓	17	Western Nebraska Community College	1,825	1,960 (↓6.9%)
19 ↓	18	Doane University-Graduate and Professional Studies	1,609	1,653 (↓2.7%)
20 ↑	23	College of Saint Mary	1,168	970 (↑20.4%)

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