Enrollment at UNMC grew this fall, the 23rd year in a row the university has admitted a record class. The fall enrollment figure is 4,555 students, a more than 3% rise from last fall.
UNMC saw its largest enrollment increases in allied health professions, public health and graduate studies.
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, said he was excited to welcome UNMC’s incoming and returning students.
“We welcome this new and again record-breaking class to UNMC, and we are excited to have them join us in our mission to transform lives in their communities, our state and beyond.”
In addition to higher enrollment, the number of UNMC students who self-identify as Black (up 8%), Hispanic/Latino (up 14%), American Indian/Alaska native (up 20%) or Asian (up 13%) all increased this fall, while the number of UNMC international students increased by 3%.
Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Dele Davies, MD, said he was pleased to see diversity at UNMC continue to grow.
“UNMC’s mission of transformative health care is a universal one,” Dr. Davies said. “I am excited to see these new students from all over Nebraska, across the U.S. and around the world begin their health professions and biomedical graduate studies journey with us. It bodes well for our ongoing mission of training the future health care work force and health care researchers for Nebraska and the nation.”
College of Dentistry
The College of Dentistry admitted 58 dental students and 24 dental hygiene students. The total student enrollment is 301, including 48 post-graduate students. Of the incoming dental students, 34 are Nebraska residents and 18 are non-residents. For dental hygiene, it’s 23 resident and one non-resident students. There were 607 applications for this year’s dental class.
College of Medicine
There are 134 new students entering their first year of medical school, including five new MD-PhD students, bringing the total enrollment to 527. The new students in the program, about 83% of whom are Nebraska residents, were selected from 2,073 applicants. In addition, there are 680 resident physicians (house officers) training at UNMC.
College of Nursing
The College of Nursing enrolled 978 students across UNMC’s five campuses in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk. This includes 672 students in the bachelor’s in nursing program, 121 students in the master’s in nursing program, 159 students in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program (DNP) and 21 post-graduate certificate students.
College of Pharmacy
The college admitted 49 new students. Of these new students, 81% are Nebraska residents. The new students bring the total enrollment in the four-year program to 189 students.
College of Public Health
Enrollment for the College of Public Health’s professional programs is 372, a 13% increase over last fall. This year’s students include 275 master’s degree students and 54 certificate/non-degree students. Of the 128 new incoming students, 37% are residents of Nebraska. Non-resident students are represented by 43 different states.
College of Allied Health Professions
A total of 788 students are enrolled in the college, including online students – a 5% increase from last fall. The UNMC College of Allied Health Professions has students enrolled in 12 different types of degree granting programs.
Graduate Studies
Graduate Studies enrollment is 720 students, which represents a 14% increase over last fall. Graduate Studies offers advanced instruction leading to Master of Science and doctor of philosophy degrees in fields ranging from basic biomedical sciences to public health to patient-oriented research. Among all UNMC graduate students, 69% are enrolled in PhD programs.
Munroe-Meyer Institute
Munroe-Meyer Institute provided interdisciplinary clinical and research training to 387 students enrolled in undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs from universities in Nebraska and across the country, including UNMC. These trainees engage in short- and long-term training experiences lasting anywhere from 40 hours to 2,000 hours. (Since most students participating in these programs are enrolled at other University of Nebraska institutions and are not UNMC students, they are not counted in UNMC enrollment numbers.) There were 105 new long-term trainees, including 80 clinical rotation interns and 25 post-doctoral clinical.
MMI also had 12 new masters level students in Applied Behavior Analysis enrolled through UNMC Graduate Studies in a joint program with the University of Nebraska at Omaha and six new doctoral level students in Applied Behavior Analysis enrolled through UNMC Graduate Studies MSIA program. These are included in UNMC Graduate Studies enrollment numbers.