Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Nebraska

Nebraska has 14 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are College of Saint Mary (NE) (45%), York University (NE) (52%), and Bellevue University (65%). No school in the state admits fewer than a quarter of its applicants, the median Nebraska college admits 80%, and 6 are public against 8 private. At the other end, Doane University admits 98%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.

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Median acceptance

80%

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College of Saint Mary (NE)

45% acceptance

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Estimated chance of admission for three typical students, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA; 2, 4 and 7 AP courses respectively; Regular Decision; no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook.

Which of the Hardest Colleges in Nebraska can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?

By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 13 of the 13 colleges here, including College of Saint Mary (NE), York University (NE) and Midland University. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.

Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT
College	3.3 GPA1150 SAT	3.7 GPA1300 SAT	4.0 GPA1500 SAT
College of Saint Mary (NE)admits 45%	65%Likely	86%Safety	93%Safety
York University (NE)admits 52%	78%Safety	93%Safety	97%Safety
Midland Universityadmits 66%	94%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Hastings Collegeadmits 72%	95%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Peru State Collegeadmits 78%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Creighton Universityadmits 80%	94%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Chadron State Collegeadmits 80%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Wayne State College (NE)admits 80%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Concordia University Nebraskaadmits 86%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Nebraskaadmits 87%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Nebraska Omahaadmits 87%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Nebraska-Kearneyadmits 89%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Doane Universityadmits 98%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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