University of Nebraska Omaha Ranking Profile

The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is one of the largest institution of higher educations in Nebraska. It is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. UNO also has programs which are accredited or approved by the: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education; Council on Social Work Education; Engineers Council for Professional Development; Technology Accreditation Commission/Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; to name a few.

Ranking Profile:

- University of Nebraska Omaha is listed among Tier 2 National Universities by US News 2012.

- According to the U.S. News America's Best Graduate Schools 2010, UNO graduate programs are ranked highly in the nation: Information Technology and Management ranks 6th nationally, Public Management Administration ranks 15th nationally, City Management & Urban Policy ranks 13th nationally, Nonprofit Management ranks 18th nationally, Public Finance & Budgeting ranks 9th nationally, Criminal Justice doctoral program ranks 17th nationally.

- In the U.S. News America's Best Colleges 2010, UNO's undergraduate business program is ranked 131st nationally among all college business programs numbering more than 500.

- UNO appears in the top 15% of all colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide as a Military Friendly School for 2010 (G.I. Jobs magazine).

- University of Nebraska Omaha is named among the top 50 Fulbright producers among master's degree awarding institutions (Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009).

- “Saviors of Our Cities: A Survey of Best College and University Civic Partnerships” (announced October 5, 2009) named UNO in the nation's top 25 “Best Neighbor” colleges and universities among 125 institutions who participated in the survey.

- The University of Nebraska at Omaha has been selected for inclusion in The Princeton Review's college guide, The Best Midwestern Colleges 2007.

- UNO is placed in the top 20 PhD industrial-organizational programs nationally. The UNO M.S. program ranks 6th overall among 98 national programs on the Weighted Index of Student Ratings (Ranking of UNO Industrial-Organizational Psychology Program 2004).

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