Fast Facts

Chancellor: Harold M. Maurer, M.D.

Enrollment (Fall 2012): 3,655 students

Employees (October 2012): 5,084 (4,322 FTE)

Operating Budget (2011-2012): $602.5 million (21.2 percent state-supported)

Founded: 1881. Originally the Omaha Medical College, the college became affiliated with the University of Nebraska in 1902.

Major Units: College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, College of Dentistry, College of Public Health, Graduate College, School of Allied Health Professions, Eppley Cancer Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute

University of Nebraska: The University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of four campuses of the University of Nebraska. The others are: the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK).

Economic Impact: UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have an annual impact of $1.5 billion.

Notes:

  • In the most recent ranking of graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report, UNMC primary care program ranked sixth and its rural health medicine program ranked 15th out of approximately 145 medical schools.
  • Nearly half of Nebraska’s physicians, dental professionals, pharmacists, bachelor-prepared nurses and allied health professionals have graduated from UNMC.