Latino College Completion - Nebraska

Overview

Nationally, the gap in degree completion between Latinos and their White peers has increased. However, different patterns emerge within each state or location. To reach the Latino degree attainment goal by 2030, states can close the degree completion gap by accelerating Latino completion while increasing for all students and scale up programs and initiatives that work for Latino, and all, students.

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Degree Attainment for Latino Students (2021), Nebraska

23%
Of Latino adults (25 and over) had earned an associate degree or higher
VS
48%
of White adults

Nebraska Fast Facts

Nebraska had the 35th largest Latino population in the U.S.

Latino Population

17%
K-12 Population
12%
Total Population

Median Age

24
Latinos
40
White

2-Year Graduation Rate

28%
Latino Students
44%
White Students

4-Year Graduation Rate

48%
Latino Students
63%
White Students

Degree Outcomes

At two-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 16%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Nebraska.

At four-year institutions, Hispanics' graduation rate was 15%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Nebraska.

Latino College Completion Degree Outcomes

Top Nebraska Institutions

Enrolling: Top Institutions (Hispanic Undergraduates) in Nebraska, 2021-2022

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 University of Nebraska at Omaha Public, 4-year or above 12010 1943 16%
2 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Public, 4-year or above 19448 1613 8%
3 Bellevue University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 8903 1312 15%
4 Metropolitan Community College Area Public, 2-year 6467 1112 17%
5 Central Community College Public, 2-year 3477 1045 30%

Associates Degrees: Top Institutions Awarding to Hispanics in Nebraska, 2020-2021

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 Metropolitan Community College Area Public, 2-year 1420 161 11%
2 Central Community College Public, 2-year 675 134 20%
3 Southeast Community College Area Public, 2-year 1051 98 9%
4 Northeast Community College Public, 2-year 740 82 11%
5 Western Nebraska Community College Public, 2-year 176 38 22%

Bachelors Degrees: Top Institutions Awarding to Hispanics in Nebraska, 2020-2021

Rank Institution Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic
1 Bellevue University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 2334 275 12%
2 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Public, 4-year or above 4311 249 6%
3 University of Nebraska at Omaha Public, 4-year or above 2438 126 5%
4 Creighton University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 1173 89 8%
5 University of Nebraska at Kearney Public, 4-year or above 871 81 9%

Examples of What Works for Latino Students

Here are some institutions showing success in enrolling, retaining, and graduating Latino students:

Sources

Excelencia in Education. (2020). Ensuring America’s Future: Benchmarking Latino College Completion to 2030. Excelencia in Education. Washington, D.C.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates.

Excelencia in Education Analysis using the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2021 Fall Enrollment, Graduation Rates Survey and Institutional Characteristics Survey.

 

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