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FACTS AND FIGURES Name University of Nebraska–Lincoln Mission As a land-grant university, there are

three primary missions of the University: teaching, research and service. UNL is the state’s primary intellectual center providing leadership throughout the state through quality education and the generation of new knowledge.

Affiliations Carnegie Foundation Doctoral/Research Universities-Extensive Association of American Universities (AAU) Established 1869 Chancellor Harvey Perlman Student Body 24,610 (Fall 2010) Faculty and Staff 6,024 Alumni Approximately 186,000 residing in the

United States and around the world NU Endowment $1,143,051,000 Externally Funded Research $139,158,997 Athletic Conference Big Ten Conference (effective 07/01/11) Team Name Huskers

STUDENT ENROLLMENT (FALL 2010)

Total Headcount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24,610 Full-Time Equivalent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,266 First-Time Freshmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,075 First-Time Full-Time Freshmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,039 Transferred in This Semester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,021 Full-Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,094 Part-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,516 Undergraduate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,383 Graduate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,620 Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607 Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,169 Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,441 American Indian/Alaska Native . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .528 Black/African-American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .588 Hispanic/Latino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .889 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,747 Two or More Races. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253 Unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,498

DISTINCTION UNL received $2.5

million from the

National Science

Foundation to

expand ANDRILL,

the Antarctic

Geological Drilling

Program. UNL is

home to ANDRILL’s

U.S. Science

Management Office.

WORLD WIDEUNL is expanding international engagement efforts through research agreements, faculty exchanges, and student learning opportunities in India, China, Africa and beyond.

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STUDENT ENROLLMENT cont. (FALL 2010) Lancaster County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,017 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,471 Other States and Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,225 Foreign Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,914

STUDENT CLASSIFICATION (FALL 2010) Freshman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,980 Sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,641 Junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,800 Senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,784 Undergraduate—Unclassified or Non-degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Graduate—Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,017 Graduate—Doctorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,939 Graduate—Unclassified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .664 Professional—Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423 Professional—Veterinary Medicine and Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . 55 Professional—Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Professional—Audiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24,610

CAMPUS COMMUNITY (FALL 2010) City Campus University Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,384 Greek Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,350East Campus University Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 Greek Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Total Students Living On Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,395

LAND INVENTORY (Land owned, leased, and rented) City Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 East Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343 Extension Centers and Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,479 Nebraska Innovation Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232 Total Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43,329

BUILDING GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE City Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,307,795 East Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,481,351 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,497,172 Total Building Square Footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,286,318

CORE VALUESLearning,

Excellence,

Achievement,

Diversity,

Engagement,

Research and

Stewardship

(LEADERS),

remind us of our

leadership role in the

state and commitment

to our mission.

CORE VALUE:LEARNINGIn ten years, over

2,500 UNL students

have participated in

the Undergraduate

Creative Activities and

Research Experience

(UCARE) program.

More than 80%

have gone on to seek

graduate degrees.

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ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources . . . Steven S Waller

College of Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R Wayne Drummond

College of Arts & Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Manderscheid

College of Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donde Plowman

College of Education & Human Sciences . . . . . . .Marjorie J Kostelnik

College of Engineering, Interim Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . James O’Hanlon

College of Journalism & Mass Communications . . . . . . . . Gary Kebbel

College of Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Susan Poser

Hixson-Lied College of Fine & Performing Arts . . . Giacomo M Oliva

Graduate Studies, Acting Dean . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly Andrews Espy

Undergraduate Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rita C Kean

Admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan L Cerveny

Agricultural Research Division, Interim Dean . . . . . . . . . . .Susan Fritz

Cooperative Extension Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elbert C Dickey

Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joan R Giesecke

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Association Interdependent, with volunteer Executive Board of Directors Established 1874 Membership 24,500 (Open to Alumni and Friends) Alumni Chapters 64 chapters located in 38 states and 2 foreign countries Facilities Wick Alumni Center, Nebraska Champions Club Website www.huskeralum.org Phone 402-472-2841

CORE VALUE:ACHIEVEMENTThe Society of Actuaries named UNL’s Actuarial Science Program among its first Centers of Actuarial Excellence, one of 13 U.S. and Canadian universities to earn the designation.

CORE VALUE:EXCELLENCEUNL was selected as a 2010 Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Honor Institution in recognition of the university’s outstanding record of support for Truman Scholars.

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BUDGET (2010-2011)

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,092,299,980Budgeted Revenue by Fund SourceState-Assisted Funds State Appropriations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226,495,925 Tuition and Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158,969,134Restricted Funds Federal Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246,813,063 Private Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,547,342 Other Restricted Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340,474,516 Total Estimated Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,092,299,980Budgeted Expenditures by Spending Category Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,097,150 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214,422,785 Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,446,379 Student Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,234,452 Auxiliary Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119,841,068 Public Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88,239,827 Libraries/Academic Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60,925,628 Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55,301,108 Physical Plant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43,791,583 Total Budgeted Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,092,299,980

CORE VALUE:DIVERSITYADVANCE Nebraska improves UNL’s culture and ensures that all science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) faculty excel. The program focuses on recruitment, promotion and retention of women in STEM fields.

STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (through 2009-2010 academic year)

Fulbright Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Rhodes Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Goldwater Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Truman Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Marshall Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Academic All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 2010 National Merit Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

DEGREES CONFERRED (2009-2010)

Two-year Certificates and Associate Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Bachelor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,312 Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .823 Post-Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Professional—Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Professional—Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 Professional—Education and Human Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Doctorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282 Total Degrees (2009-2010) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,602

CORE VALUE:ENGAGEMENTUNL took ownership of

land formerly occupied

by the Nebraska State

Fair. Consultants

estimate that Nebraska

Innovation Campus

(NIC) could create

5,525 new jobs and

add $267 million to

Nebraska’s annual

payroll.

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TUITION AND FEES* (2010-2011)Undergraduate Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,224 Nonresident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,924

Graduate Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,496 Nonresident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,152

Law College Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,403 Nonresident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,323

CORE VALUE:STEWARDSHIPThe Nebraska

Forest Service

(NFS) completed a

statewide assessment

of Nebraska’s forest

resources. NFS will use

the assessment to target

programs and develop

competitive proposals

for addressing priority

landscape areas and

issues.

RESEARCH (2009-2010)

Total Sponsored Programs ...................................................$246,286,938 Total Research Funding .........................................................$139,158,997 Total Proposals Submitted ................................................................... 4,115Research Funding by Federal Agency National Science Foundation ................................................................26% Health and Human Services (including NIH) ....................................24% Department of Education ......................................................................14% Department of Defense ........................................................................... 9% Department of Agriculture ...................................................................... 9% Other ...........................................................................................................18%Technology Development License Income Received .......................................................... $1,598,319 Number of Disclosures ............................................................................ 112 Number of Licenses/Options ................................................................... 26 Number of Start-ups .....................................................................................5

CORE VALUE:RESEARCHFrom 2000 to 2010, research funding has grown from $49.6 million to $139.2 million, an increase of 180 percent.

For more information go to research.unl.edu

* Figures are based on 15 credit hours per semester for undergraduate and law students and 12 credit hours per semester for graduates. Actual total may vary by college and major.

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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Love Library Geology Library CY Thompson Library Schmid Law Library Architecture Library Math Library Engineering Library Music Library Volumes . . . . .3,072,563 Serials . . . . . . . . . 37,584

PERSONNEL (FALL 2010)

Full-TimePart-Time

TotalWhite MinorityM F M F M F

Faculty (Tenured, Tenure-Track, and Specific Term)Professor 384 96 46 5 21 2 554Associate Professor 160 97 43 28 5 2 335Assistant Professor 105 64 44 37 250Professor of Practice 21 21 6 2 2 2 54Senior Lecturer 6 4 2 5 5 22Lecturer 27 54 3 8 139 134 365Visiting Faculty 4 1 3 4 5 17

Total 707 336 143 85 176 150 1,597Other Faculty

Equivalent Rank Faculty 82 98 4 1 1 7 193Health Faculty 3 9 4 16Research/Clinical Faculty 41 26 21 7 11 9 115Other Faculty 49 24 84 29 20 15 221

Total 175 148 109 37 41 35 545Staff

Administrative 82 56 10 8 6 6 168Athletic Administrators 23 6 1 30Managerial/Professional* 822 778 73 62 19 81 1,835Office/Service* 694 864 48 80 32 131 1,849

Total 1,621 1,704 132 150 57 218 3,882* Regular employees only, excludes casual labor.

WORLD CLASSThe Global Water for Food Institute was established at UNL with a $50 million gift from the Robert B. Daugherty Foundation. This multidisciplinary center for research, education and policy analysis focuses on the global challenge of producing more food with less water.

QUALITYOn July 1, 2011, UNL joins the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). The CIC is a consortium of Big Ten institutions and the University of Chicago. It leverages faculty, funding, facilities, investments and ideas to help the member institutions compete and succeed.

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SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS Chancellor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvey S Perlman Interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellen M Weissinger Vice Chancellor for Agriculture and Natural Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ronnie Green Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance. . . . . . .Christine A Jackson Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prem S Paul Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juan N Franco Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Osborne Associate to the Chancellor and Director of Institutional Research and Planning . . .William J Nunez Assistant to the Chancellor for Community Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle R Waite Assistant to the Chancellor for Equity, Access and Diversity Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linda R Crump Director of University Communications. . . . . . . . . . .Meg A Lauerman Chief Information Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Askren Executive Director of Alumni Association . . . . . . . .Diane Mendenhall

TRADITIONOn July 1, 2011, one tradition ends, and another begins, when UNL joins the Big Ten Conference.

GROWTHWith 24,610 students enrolled in the fall semester 2010, UNL recorded its highest fall enrollment since 1991.

Timothy ClareRandolph M FerlicChuck HassebrookHoward Hawks

Jim McClurg Bob Phares Kent Schroeder Bob Whitehouse

NU BOARD OF REGENTS (JANUARY 2011)

Student RegentsJustin Solomon (UNL) Nathan Summerfield (UNK)Michael Crabb (UNO) Jeremy Peterson (UNMC)

Institutional Research & Planning332 ADMNUNLLincoln, Nebraska68588-0435402-472-2097irp.unl.edu

www.unl.eduadmissions.unl.edugraduate.unl.edu

CONTACT AND PHONE NUMBERS (AREA CODE 402)

Admissions, Graduate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-2875 Admissions, Undergraduate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472-2023 Extended Education and Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-2175 Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472-2966 Registration and Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472-3635 Scholarships and Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472-2030 University Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472-7211 Van Brunt Visitors Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472-9800

Research and Extension Centers Northeast Research and Extension Center Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402-370-4000 Panhandle Research and Extension Center Scottsbluff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308-632-1230 Southeast Research and Extension Center Ithaca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402-624-8037 West Central Research and Extension Center North Platte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308-696-6740

County Extension Offices www.extension.unl.edu/web/extension/officelist

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