University of Nebraska at Omaha

The University of Nebraska Omaha is the Omaha campus of the University of Nebraska system, and is the third-largest institution of higher education in Nebraska, after the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Metropolitan Community College. After its foundation as Omaha University in 1908, the institution became the public Municipal University of Omaha in 1931. It assumed its current name in 1968 following a merger into the University of Nebraska.

UNO is located in the heart of Nebraska’s largest city, and we’re proud to serve as the state’s metropolitan university. We offer nearly 200 programs of study in a learning environment that features the best of both worlds—a small-school atmosphere within a thriving city where internship, employment and entertainment opportunities are plentiful.

The original Omaha University was founded in 1908 in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha. The first classes were located in the Redick Mansion, once at North 24th and Pratt Streets, from 1909 through 1917. Established a few blocks north of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, most of the early faculty were recruited from Seminary teachers, as well as the faculty of Bellevue College. There were 26 students in the first year, most of whom graduated from Omaha High School. Three of the University’s first four presidents were ordained Presbyterian ministers. Two other buildings on the original campus included Jacobs Hall, a gymnasium erected in 1910, and Joslyn Hall, a classroom building erected in 1917.

UNO is the home of the Peter Kiewit Institute a $70 million state-of-the art computer science facility and engineering facility, making it one of the premier computer science, management information systems (MIS) and bioinformatics programs in the region. PKI houses UNO’s College of Information Science and Technology, UNL’s College of Engineering and Technology, and the Holland Computing Center, which houses the Firefly supercomputer.

Courses Offered

• Undergraduate Programs
• Graduate Programs

Colleges

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business Administration
• College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
• Associate Dean
• College of Education
• College of Information Science and Technology
• College of Public Affairs and Community Service

Contact Details
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE 68182
402.554.2800
Official Website: http://www.unomaha.edu/