Chancellor: Harold M. Maurer, M.D.
Enrollment (Fall 2011): 3,614 students
Employees (October 2011): 5,101 (4,324 FTE)
Operating Budget (2010-2011): $583.7 million (21.5 percent state-supported)
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, School of Allied Health Professions, Eppley Cancer Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute
University of Nebraska: The University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of four campuses of the University of Nebraska. The others are: the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK).
Economic Impact: UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have an annual impact of $1.5 billion.
Notes:
- In the most recent ranking of graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report, UNMC primary care program ranked seventh and its rural health medicine program ranked 15th out of approximately 145 medical schools.
- Nearly half of Nebraska’s physicians, dental professionals, pharmacists, bachelor-prepared nurses and allied health professionals have graduated from UNMC.
