Quick Facts About Nebraska Business
1913 Year Established
1 of 17 Founding members and accredited in business and accounting by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
6 Academic departments
9 Centers and institutes
17 Advisory boards
240,000 Square feet in Howard L. Hawks Hall
$84 Million Privately-funded Hawks Hall completed in 2017
1 of 2% of institutions with AACSB accreditation for both business and accounting
1 of 20 Centers for Actuarial Excellence in the U.S. as named by the Society of Actuaries
1 of 36 University affiliation programs of the CFA Institute in the U.S.
Undergraduate Programs
12 Majors: Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Agribusiness, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business and Law, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing and Supply Chain Management
10 Academic advisors who educate, empower and encourage students through academic, personal and professional development
1 Certificate program in sales excellence offered to students of any major
13 Minors: Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Business for Non-Business Majors, Business Analytics, Clifton Builders Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Global Leadership, Law and Business, Management, Marketing and Supply Chain Management
4 Professional Enhancement Program one-credit-hour courses focused on students’ career and professional development
1-on-1 Strengths coaching to help first-year students succeed by discovering and leveraging their strengths
A Customizable Undergraduate Experience
25+ Recognized student organizations to match interests in business
15+ Study abroad program options
2 Business learning communities for living and studying with other business students
3 Tracks – building new businesses, communities or teams – Clifton Builders can pursue to channel their leadership potential to change the world
3 Academic programs cultivating valuable undergraduate research experience
166 High-achieving students in the Nebraska Business Honors Academy
10 Years named a top university for professional sales education by the Sales Education Foundation
80 Students selected and trained as student strengths coaches through the Clifton Strengths Institute
4 Student competitions to sharpen entrepreneurial skills
8-Week International Student Employment Readiness Certificate prepares students to seek U.S. opportunities
Undergraduate Career Development and Outcomes
300+ Employers to meet at business career fairs
90% 2020-21 bachelor’s degree graduates reported employment or continuing their education within six months of graduation
2 Career expeditions a year to explore career opportunities in regional and national locations
5 Career fairs targeting business
97% Nebraska Business Honors Academy students accepted offers of jobs or to further their education before graduation
77% of students who graduated in 2021-22 completed an internship/career related experience during their academic career
Graduate Certificates and Master's Degree Programs
#3 Online MBA in the Big Ten by The Princeton Review (2024)
#22 Best Online MBA Program for Veterans by U.S. News & World Report (2025)
#7 Online MBA program by The Princeton Review (2024)
#5 Online MBA in the U.S. by Financial Times (2025)
#29 Online MBA program by U.S. News & World Report (2025)
#16 Online MBA Among Public Institutions, Poets&Quants (2024)
25% Salary increase reported by MBA alumni to Financial Times (2025)
4 Online master's programs: Nebraska MBA, Business Analytics, Finance and Supply Chain Management
3 On-campus master’s programs: Accountancy, Actuarial Science and Economics
3 Joint master's programs: MPA/Juris Doctor, MBA/Architecture, MBA/Juris Doctor
9 Online graduate certificate programs: Business Analytics, Financial Analytics, Human Resource Management, Marketing Analytics, Sales Excellence, Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Strategic Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Analytics
64 States and countries represented by students enrolled in the Nebraska MBA program
Ph.D. Programs
2 Ph.D. majors: Ph.D. in Business (specializations in Accountancy, Finance, Management, Marketing and Supply Chain Management and Analytics) and Ph.D. in Economics
1 Ph.D. minor in business for Ph.D. students with majors outside the College of Business
3 Internal grant competitions per year for Ph.D. students who are co-principal investigators with faculty on research projects
1 Travel grant a year to present an authored paper at a national conference
Faculty and Research
College of Business Research Support to Faculty in AY2021-22
MADE POSSIBLE WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM OUR DONORS
$1.5 Million Awarded in summer research support to 57 top researchers
$99,000 Awarded in internal grants competitions to 44 principal investigators for 33 research projects
1 of 29 In the country, the Central Plains Federal Statistical Research Data Center (RDC) on campus offers direct access to Census and other data (including restricted use data)
20+ Databases to access, both standard (e.g., WRDS) and specialized (e.g., Gallup World Poll)
Life is Right in Lincoln
#1 Cleanest Metropolitan Area in the Country for Ozone, American Lung Association (2020)
#2 City with the Best Work-life Balance, SmartAsset (2020)
#3 Best City in the Country for Young Professionals, SmartAsset (2020)
#7 Happiest Cities in the U.S., WalletHub (2021)
#8 Most Caring Cities in the U.S., WalletHub (2020)
#10 Best Income & Employment, WalletHub (2021)
#12 Best Places to Live, Livability (2020)
#21 Best Cities to Find a Job, WalletHub (2021)
#7 America’s Top States for Business, CNBC (2022)
128 Miles of Trails with Short Commutes to Various Open Spaces