FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT GROWS AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY AMID OVERALL ENROLLMENT DECLINE

KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. 8 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney issued the following news release:

KEARNEY - First-time freshman enrollment increased at the University of Nebraska at Kearney this fall, even as overall enrollment declined.

UNK enrolled 824 full-time, first-time freshmen, up 29 students, or 3.6%, from fall 2025.

Overall fall enrollment is 5,477 students, down 222, or 3.9%, from last year.

Undergraduate enrollment is 3,918, down 138, or 3.4%, while graduate enrollment is 1,559, down 84, or 5.1%.

UNK students this fall represent 91 Nebraska counties, 44 states and 61 countries.

"The growth in our freshman class is an encouraging sign and reflects the value students and families see in a UNK education," said UNK Chancellor Ne...