Best test-optional colleges in Nebraska
Colleges that don't require the SAT or ACT for admission, ranked by Compass Score.
Best test-optional colleges in Nebraska14 schools
14 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in Nebraska.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Admission test policy: considered but not required, or neither required nor recommended (federal admissions data).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
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Bryan College of Health Sciences
Lincoln, NE · Private nonprofitTop 14% for earnings
- SAT or ACT not required
- 70% graduate
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Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE · Private nonprofit#5 in Nebraska
- SAT or ACT not required
- 66% graduate
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Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
Omaha, NE · Private nonprofitTop 19% for earnings
- SAT or ACT not required
- 60% graduate
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University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE · Public#8 in Nebraska
- SAT or ACT not required
- 58% graduate
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Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, NE · Private nonprofit#9 in Nebraska
- SAT or ACT not required
- 65% graduate
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Hastings College
Hastings, NE · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- SAT or ACT not required
- 49% graduate
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Doane University
Crete, NE · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- SAT or ACT not required
- 57% graduate
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Union Adventist University
Lincoln, NE · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B-
- SAT or ACT not required
- 52% graduate
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York University
York, NE · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B-
- SAT or ACT not required
- 52% graduate
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Midland University
Fremont, NE · Private nonprofitSolid: Compass grade C+
- SAT or ACT not required
- 42% graduate
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Clarkson College
Omaha, NE · Private nonprofitTop 20% for earnings
- SAT or ACT not required
- 47% graduate
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
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| Creighton University | $31,568 | $25,000 | $73,911 | 83% |
| College of Saint Mary | $16,590 | $24,250 | $54,338 | 61% |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | $17,747 | $21,000 | $56,887 | 67% |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | $26,919 | $24,985 | $70,845 | 70% |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | $18,327 | $26,970 | $56,405 | 66% |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | $21,863 | $23,417 | $65,071 | 60% |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | $16,242 | $19,500 | $50,105 | 58% |
| Concordia University-Nebraska | $23,965 | $25,750 | $52,415 | 65% |
| Hastings College | $24,452 | $27,000 | $51,303 | 49% |
| Doane University | $26,364 | $25,000 | $53,316 | 57% |
| Union Adventist University | $23,716 | $27,000 | $55,045 | 52% |
| York University | $20,951 | $21,500 | $44,130 | 52% |
| Midland University | $26,267 | $26,134 | $52,163 | 42% |
| Clarkson College | $19,241 | $23,716 | $64,876 | 47% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 23
- Arizona 12
- Arkansas 10
- California 100
- Colorado 16
- Connecticut 18
- Delaware 3
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 35
- Georgia 42
- Hawaii 5
- Idaho 6
- Illinois 56
- Indiana 40
- Iowa 29
- Kansas 24
- Kentucky 25
- Louisiana 21
- Maine 15
- Maryland 25
- Massachusetts 59
- Michigan 40
- Minnesota 35
- Mississippi 10
- Missouri 42
- Montana 7
- Nevada 5
- New Hampshire 11
- New Jersey 33
- New Mexico 5
- New York 125
- North Carolina 54
- North Dakota 7
- Ohio 68
- Oklahoma 14
- Oregon 21
- Pennsylvania 113
- Puerto Rico 32
- Rhode Island 11
- South Carolina 30
- South Dakota 10
- Tennessee 28
- Texas 65
- Utah 8
- Vermont 9
- Virginia 43
- Washington 20
- West Virginia 13
- Wisconsin 34