About University of Nebraska, Lincoln:
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World University Rankings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 306 | 318 | 313 | 336 | 268 | 277 | 293 | 323 | 346 |
| Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 61 | 88 | 64 | 81 | 23 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 79 | 91 | 100 | 103 | 107 | 123 | 107 | 120 | 129 | 144 |
| Engineering | 277 | 299 | 259 | 295 | 233 | 238 | 260 | 267 | 231 | 238 | 251 | 210 | 208 | 232 | 228 | 113 | 107 | 134 |
| Life Sciences | 183 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 221 | 231 | 252 | 257 | 301-350 |
| Medicine | 147 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | - | - | - | 351-400 | 401-450 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 |
| Natural Sciences | 258 | 278 | 277 | - | 254 | 222 | 236 | 253 | 200 | 229 | 241 | 228 | 229 | 233 | 277 | 270 | 301-350 | 351-400 |
| Social Sciences | 156 | 180 | 220 | 204 | 189 | 175 | 226 | 259 | 224 | 276 | 254 | 266 | 277 | 259 | 266 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 401-450 |
| Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences | 34 | 23 | 29 | 47 | 44 | 50 | 44 | 56 | 41 | 44 | 51 | 50 | 59 | 57 | 67 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 268 | 296 | - | - | - | - | 351-400 |
| Chemistry | - | - | - | - | - | 273 | 252 | 236 | 209 | 196 | 216 | 301-350 | 142 | 127 | 145 |
| Chemical Engineering | - | 260 | - | - | - | 210 | 253 | 237 | 230 | 191 | - | 300 | 103 | 84 | 99 |
| Civil Engineering | 246 | 257 | 252 | 217 | 216 | 258 | 223 | 243 | 289 | - | - | - | - | 115 | 124 |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Computer Science | - | 264 | 214 | 258 | 219 | 284 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 291 | 264 | 294 | 301-350 | 174 | 125 | 144 |
| Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 229 | 248 | 289 | 238 | - | 301-350 | 401-450 |
| Electrical Engineering | - | 192 | 275 | 251 | 229 | 236 | 235 | 284 | 241 | 191 | 186 | 238 | 97 | 76 | 85 |
| Environment / Ecology | 169 | 136 | 136 | 150 | 136 | 113 | 124 | 129 | 177 | 194 | - | 157 | 192 | 198 | 228 |
| Geosciences | 188 | 175 | 185 | 206 | 178 | 166 | 152 | 199 | 180 | 166 | 172 | 160 | 174 | 191 | 231 |
| Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Materials Science | - | - | - | 289 | 279 | 197 | 188 | 170 | 148 | 134 | 148 | 156 | 98 | 72 | 87 |
| Mathematics | - | 194 | 184 | 261 | 230 | 242 | 286 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 401-450 | 296 | 351-400 | 401-450 |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 289 | - | 296 | 116 | 94 | 97 |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 190 | 201 | 147 | 169 | 159 | 202 | 227 |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 220 | 258 | 248 | 234 | 278 |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 | 401-450 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 202 | 243 | 249 | 301-350 | 351-400 |
| Physics | 275 | 236 | 181 | 195 | 229 | 181 | 202 | 210 | 185 | 206 | 235 | 269 | 294 | 299 | 351-400 |
| Plant & Animal Science | 77 | 91 | 86 | 83 | 99 | 93 | 84 | 88 | 79 | 100 | 91 | 105 | 110 | 117 | 210 |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 236 | 253 | 235 | 234 | 231 | 253 | 301-350 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 292 | 301-350 | 258 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 291 | 351-400 |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 254 | 270 | 283 | - | - | - | - |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 137 | 161 | 76 | - | - |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 212 | 196 | 83 | 100 | 114 |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |