Nebraska offers a wide range of options for higher education -- public and private, religious and secular, comprehensive and specialized, large and small. Admissions standards range from schools with open admissions to those that are relatively selective. The table below can help you figure out if your ACT scores are on target for admission to your top choice Nebraska colleges. The table shows ACT scores for the middle 50% of matriculated students. If your scores fall within or above these ranges, you're in a good position for admission. If your scores are a little below the bottom number, keep in mind that 25% of enrolled students have scores below those listed.
Be sure to keep the ACT in perspective. A strong academic record typically carries more weight than standardized test scores. Also, some of the more selective schools on the list will look at non-numerical information and want to see a strong essay, meaningful extracurricular activities and good letters of recommendation.
Note that the ACT is far more popular than the SAT in Nebraska, but all the schools will accept either exam.
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data from the National Center for Educational Statistics
| ACT Scores for Nebraska Colleges (mid 50%) (Learn what these numbers mean) |
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| Composite | English | Math | ||||
| 25% | 75% | 25% | 75% | 25% | 75% | |
| Bellevue University | open-admissions | |||||
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | 22 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 25 |
| Chadron State College | open-admissions | |||||
| Clarkson College | 20 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 24 |
| College of Saint Mary | 19 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 24 |
| Concordia University-Seward | 21 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 26 |
| Creighton University | 24 | 29 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 29 |
| Doane College-Crete | 21 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 26 |
| Grace University | 18 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 24 |
| Hastings College | 20 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 26 |
| Midland University | 19 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 24 |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing | 21 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 23 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | 23 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 27 |
| Peru State College | open-admissions | |||||
| Union College | 19 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 24 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | 20 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 25 |
| University of Nebraska at Lincoln | 22 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 28 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | 19 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 25 |
| Wayne State College | open-admissions | |||||
| York College | 17 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 24 |
| View the SAT version of this table | ||||||
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