Hey, what’s up, I’m Nicole Aaron
and this is YOUniversity TV.

Today we’re at University
of Nebraska at Kearney.

Come join us on our campus tour.

UNK is located in
Kearney, Nebraska,

which is in the south
central part of the state

and has a population
of nearly 29,000.

There’s lots to do in Kearney,
including shopping,

award winning restaurants,
plus culture and entertainment

available to students.

UNK is directly in the middle
of the United States.

Both Boston and San Francisco
are just roughly

1,700 miles away.

The University of Nebraska
at Kearney sits on a 235 acre

residential campus with
more than 37 buildings.

UNK has nearly
6,500 students

with nearly 5,500
undergraduates.

Students come from 40 states
and 40 different countries.

All over campus I’ve noticed
these blue and gold flags.

What do they represent
to students here?

Well they are actually put up
right at the beginning of school

and it symbolizes the kickoff
of the school year.

And they’re also up
during what's called

our Blue and Gold Showcase,
which happens the Friday

right before classes and the day
the rest of the campus

moves back into
the residence halls.

Freshmen seeking admission
to UNK need 16 required

high school classes
and should be ranked

in the top half of their class.

They should also have a score
of 20 or higher on the ACT

or have a score of 950
or higher on their SAT.

Tuition for in-state students
is $11,000 per year

and $15,500 for out-of-state
students, making UNK

one of the more affordable
schools in the region.

Students at UNK have a lot
of choices when it comes

to their future
with 170 programs,

25 pre-professional programs
and 34 graduate programs.

UNK has a real
strong undergraduate

research program.

We have what’s called the Summer
Student Research Program.

Students apply to get accepted
in the program and then,

in essence, they’re paid
by the university to do

a research project
over the summer.

Some of the more popular
majors include graphic arts,

industrial technology,
pre-med, biology, chemistry,

speech and hearing disorders,
accounting, education,

and computer science
and information technology,

all of which have a nearly
100% job placement rate.

One of the things the
students say that they like

is that they really try
and not just make it theory,

but give them
practical examples.

And we have a Nebraska Kids’
Fitness and Nutrition Day.

600 fourth graders come
to UNK one day in the fall

and our students get to help
teach them about nutrition

and physical activity.

Kearney has over 300
full time faculty members

and a low student to teacher
ratio of just 16:1.

An impressive 90% of
faculty members have a PhD

or the highest degree
in their field.

We hear it all the time
when recruiters and things

come to campus that
that’s one thing that

we constantly hear is that,
“Your faculty, I can just tell

they care so much more
about you guys.”

And uh, you know, I have a,
I have a professor,

Mr. Yoakum and he knows
every single person

in our major.

There’s over 200
of us in our major

and he knows every
one of their names.

More than a third of UNK
students choose to live

on campus in one of
13 different housing options.

Residence halls help make
the transition to college easier

with features like
recreation areas, lounges,

and computer labs.

16 Loper athletic teams compete
in the Division II level

of the Rocky Mountain
Conference.

We’re gonna take a jog with some
of the track team members.

You ready, guys?

Yup.

Let’s go.

UNK is home of the
Antelopes, a.k.a. Lopers.

What up, Louie?

Academics are a very important
part to athletic life.

All 16 teams have
a 3.0 GPA or higher.

With over 160 student
organizations on campus,

there’s plenty of choices
for UNK students.

If you choose to
wander off campus,

Kearney has minor league
hockey and basketball teams

as well as outdoor activities
like hunting, fishing,

or golfing, just to name a few.

There are many groups
and organizations on campus.

Let me introduce to you the
Pride of the Plains drum line.

Did you know that 25%
to 30% of all teachers,

school administrators,
speech pathologists,

school counselors, and school
psychologists in Nebraska

are UNK graduates?

The companies who come here
to recruit like the work ethic

they find and the values
that are here that you find

in the Midwest.

And that we keep
hearing over and over.

The work ethic
here is different.

And they like that.

If you’re looking
for a close-knit,

medium-sized university that
features great educational

opportunities and
a fun environment,

be sure to check out
the University of Nebraska

at Kearney today.

Thanks for joining us here
in Kearney, Nebraska

on our tour of UNK.

I’m Nicole Aaron
and goodbye for now.