University Of Nebraska System
The University of Nebraska system is the public university system in the state of Nebraska, USA. Founded in 1869 with one campus in Lincoln, the system now has four universities and an agricultural college.
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln, which is the state's flagship, land-grant, Carnegie Research I/Research-Extensive university. Founded in 1869 as the University of Nebraska.
- University of Nebraska at Omaha, which is the state's urban university. Founded in 1908 as Omaha University, the school joined the University of Nebraska system in 1968.
- University of Nebraska at Kearney, which is the state's university especially focused on undergraduates, and in a smaller setting. Founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney, the school joined the University of Nebraska system in 1991.
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (located in Omaha). The medical school was founded in 1880, and it became a part of the University of Nebraska system in 1902.
- Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (located in Curtis, Nebraska)
Two of its campuses, at Lincoln and Omaha, partner in the Peter Kiewit Institute.
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