Nebraska offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Nebraska research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Omaha. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Omaha is right for you.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA QUICK STATSCounty: Douglas
Elevation: 1060 feet
Land Area: 115.7 square miles
Population Density: 3791 people per square mile
Population: 438,646
Population change since 2000: 12.50%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (75.4%), Black (13.3%), Hispanic (7.5%), Other race (3.9%), Two or more races (1.9%), American Indian (1.2%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (28.7%), Irish (16.0%), English (8.5%), Czech (4.8%), Italian (4.8%), Polish (4.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (433.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Ralston, NE (2.1 miles ), La Vista, NE (2.3 miles ), Carter Lake, IA (2.4 miles ), Boys Town, NE (2.5 miles ), Papillion, NE (2.7 miles ), Council Bluffs, IA (2.8 miles ), Bellevue, NE (2.9 miles ), Chalco, NE (2.9 miles )
Omaha Compared to State Average: Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. House age above state average.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
10
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
22
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
7
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
22
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
26
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
13
Population 25 and Older:240,168
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
51,975
Grades 9 through 12
20,597
College or graduate school
27,983
Total Enrolled:100,555
High school or higher: 86.00%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.70%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.00%
Colleges/Universities in Omaha:
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA Full-time enrollment: 10,150, Location: 60TH AND DODGE ST, Public, Website: www.unomaha.edu, Offers Doctor's degree METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA FT enrollment: 6,175, Location: 5300 N 30TH ST, Public, Website: www.mccneb.edu CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY FT enrollment: 5,806, Location: 2500 CALIFORNIA PLAZA, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.creighton.edu, Offers Doctor's degree UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER FT enrollment: 2,448, Location: 984230 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CTR, Public, Offers Doctor's degree COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY FT enrollment: 691, Location: 1901 S 72ND ST, Private, not-for-profit GRACE UNIVERSITY FT enrollment: 471, Location: 1311 S 9TH ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.GraceUniversity.edu, Offers Master's degree NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS FT enrollment: 421, Location: 3350 N 90TH, Private, for-profit, Website: www.ncbedu.com ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 353, Location: 9814 M ST, Private, for-profit, Website: www.itt-tech.com NEBRASKA METHODIST COLLEGE OF NURSING & ALLIED HLT FT enrollment: 333, Location: 8501 W DODGE RD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.methodistcollege.edu, Offers Master's degree CLARKSON COLLEGE FT enrollment: 249, Location: 101 S 42ND ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.clarksoncollege.edu, Offers Master's degree OMAHA COLLEGE OF HEALTH CAREERS FT enrollment: 236, Location: 225 N 80TH ST, Private, for-profit, Website: WWW.OMAHACOLLEGE.COM VATTEROTT COLLEGE FT enrollment: 183, Location: 5318 S 136TH ST, Private, for-profit VATTEROTT COLLEGE-SPRING VALLEY CAMPUS FT enrollment: 132, Location: 5141 F ST, Private, for-profit, Website: vatterott-college.com THE CREATIVE CENTER FT enrollment: 109, Location: 10850 EMMET ST, Private, for-profit, Website: www.thecreativecenter.com CAPITOL SCHOOL OF HAIRSTYLING WEST FT enrollment: 81, Location: 2819 S 125 AVE, Private, for-profit XENON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN II INC FT enrollment: 80, Location: 333 S 78TH STreet, Private, for-profit, Website: xenonIntl@msn.com OMAHA SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY FT enrollment: 47, Location: 9748 PARK DR, Private, for-profit, Website: www.osmt.com E Q SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN FT enrollment: 37, Location: 1849 N 73RD ST, Private, for-profit ALEGENT HEALTH SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY FT enrollment: 15, Location: 6901 N 72ND ST, Private, not-for-profit NORTH AMERICAN TRAVEL SCHOOL Location: 2329 N 90TH ST, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Omaha:
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY about 10 miles, BELLEVUE, NE, Full-time enrollment: 2,723 IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 12 miles, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, FT enrollment: 2,840 SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA about 46 miles, LINCOLN, NE, FT enrollment: 5,137 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN about 47 miles, LINCOLN, NE, FT enrollment: 19,806 WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 79 miles, SIOUX CITY, IA, FT enrollment: 2,639 WAYNE STATE COLLEGE about 85 miles, WAYNE, NE, FT enrollment: 3,026 NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY about 91 miles, MARYVILLE, MO, FT enrollment: 5,620
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