UNMC Fast Facts

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, leads the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which was founded in 1869, chartered as the Omaha Medical College in 1881, and became affiliated with the University of Nebraska in 1902.

By the Numbers

Enrollment at UNMC has set a record for 24 straight years. For the 2024-25 school year, enrollment increased by more than 3%.

4,703

students, fall 2024

$1.024 billion

operating budget, 16.6% state-supported, 2024-25

$268.8 million

total research expenditures, 2023-24

Of Note

Employees

6,419 as of August 2024, which is a full-time equivalent of 5,470.

Economic Impact

UNMC and its hospital partner, Nebraska Medicine, have an annual impact of $5.9 billion.

Alumni

Nearly half of Nebraska’s physicians, dental professionals, pharmacists, bachelor-prepared nurses and allied health professionals have graduated from UNMC.

Rankings

UNMC is ranked as a Tier 1 institution for primary care training by U.S. News & World Report. Our nursing bachelor's program is 19th. Also among the best in U.S. News & World Report rankings: physical therapy, physician assistant, pharmacy and our online graduate nursing programs. UNMC is ranked ninth in the percentage of medical school graduates practicing in rural areas.

Major Units

UNMC comprises six colleges, a graduate studies program, two degree-granting institutes and a major research institute.

Governance

UNMC is one of four campuses of the University of Nebraska, which is led by President Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

The other campuses are:

The University of Nebraska is supervised by an eight-member Board of Regents.