A vital enterprise in the nation’s heartland, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has its eye on improving the future of health care in Nebraska and beyond.

As Nebraska’s only public academic health sciences center, UNMC is committed to the education of a 21st century health care work force, to finding cures and treatments for devastating diseases, to providing the best care for patients, and to serving our state and its communities through award-winning outreach. UNMC also is committed to embracing the richness of diversity, and is a major economic engine for the state of Nebraska.

Led by Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., UNMC has six colleges and two institutes, serving about 3,700 students in more than two dozen programs. Our primary care program was recently ranked fourth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and our physician assistant program was ranked ninth. The university’s  physical therapy, pharmacy and public health programs also are ranked among the top in the country.

Fast Facts:

Chancellor: Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

Enrollment (Fall 2016): 3,861 students

Employees (September 2016): 5,112 (4,387.5 FTE)

Operating Budget (2016-2017): $701.5 million (21.5 percent state-supported)

Research Grants (2015-2016): $115.1 million 

Founded: 1881. Originally the Omaha Medical College, the college became affiliated with the University of Nebraska in 1902.

Major Units: College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, College of Dentistry, College of Public Health, Graduate College, College of Allied Health Professions, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute, Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute.

University of Nebraska: The University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of four campuses of the University of Nebraska, which is led by President Hank Bounds, Ph.D.. The other campuses are: the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK). The University of Nebraska is supervised by an eight-member Board of Regents. 

Economic Impact: UNMC and its hospital partner, Nebraska Medicine, have an annual impact of $4.2 billion.

Notes:

• In the most recent ranking of graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report, UNMC primary care program ranked fifth of 170 medical schools. Its physician assistant, physical therapy, pharmacy and nursing programs also are ranked among the best in the country.
• Nearly half of Nebraska’s physicians, dental professionals, pharmacists, bachelor-prepared nurses and allied health professionals have graduated from UNMC.