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Best Nebraska Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 10 Nebraska men's Football programs by academic score — a composite of retention rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average retention rate across Nebraska men's Football programs is 73%, with an average graduation rate of 55%, and median earnings around $51,374.
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Programs
10
Avg. Retention
73%
Avg. Grad Rate
55%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$51,374
Top programs
Showing 10 of 10 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
67%
Earnings (10YR)
$56,887
2
2. Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE
Retention
75%
Grad Rate
63%
Earnings (10YR)
$56,405
3
3. Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, NE
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
63%
Earnings (10YR)
$52,415
4
4. Doane University
Crete, NE
Retention
72%
Grad Rate
60%
Earnings (10YR)
$53,316
5
5. University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE
Retention
77%
Grad Rate
57%
Earnings (10YR)
$50,105
6
6. Hastings College
Hastings, NE
Retention
68%
Grad Rate
58%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,303
7
7. Midland University
Fremont, NE
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
48%
Earnings (10YR)
$52,163
8
8. Wayne State College
Wayne, NE
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,075
9
9. Chadron State College
Chadron, NE
Retention
70%
Grad Rate
42%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,002
10
10. Peru State College
Peru, NE
Retention
63%
Grad Rate
40%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,071
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