University of Nebraska-Lincoln

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Latin: Universitas Nebraskensis
Motto	Literis Dedicata et Omnibus Artibus (Latin)
Motto in English	Dedicated to Letters and All the Arts
Type	Flagship Public Land grant
Established	February 15, 1869 (1869-02-15)
Parent institution	University of Nebraska system
Academic affiliations	URA APLU BTAA
Endowment	$1.475 billion (2016)
Chancellor	Ronnie Green
President	Hank Bounds
Academic staff	1,064 (Fall 2015)
Students	25,260 (Fall 2015)
Undergraduates	20,182 (Fall 2015)
Postgraduates	5,078 (Fall 2015)
Location	Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. 40°49′03″N 96°42′05″W / 40.81750°N 96.70139°W / 40.81750; -96.70139Coordinates: 40°49′03″N 96°42′05″W / 40.81750°N 96.70139°W / 40.81750; -96.70139
Campus	Urban, 613 acres (248 ha) 42,562 acres (17,224 ha) total throughout state
Colors	Scarlet, Cream
Nickname	Cornhuskers
Mascot	Herbie Husker Lil' Red
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FBS — Big Ten
Website	www.unl.edu

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln, often referred to as Nebraska, UNL or NU, is a public research university in the city of Lincoln, in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. It is the state's oldest university, and the largest in the University of Nebraska system.

The state legislature chartered the university in 1869 as a land-grant university under the 1862 Morrill Act, two years after Nebraska's statehood into the United States. Around the turn of the 20th century, the university began to expand significantly, hiring professors from eastern schools to teach in the newly organized professional colleges while also producing groundbreaking research in agricultural sciences. The "Nebraska method" of ecological study developed here during this time pioneered grassland ecology and laid the foundation for research in theoretical ecology for the rest of the 20th century. The university is organized into eight colleges on two campuses in Lincoln with over 100 classroom buildings and research facilities.

Its athletic program, called the Cornhuskers, is a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Nebraska football team has won 46 conference championships, and since 1970, five national championships. The women's volleyball team has won four national championships along with eight other appearances in the Final Four. The Husker football team plays its home games at Memorial Stadium, selling out every game since 1962. The stadium's capacity is about 92,000 people, larger than the population of Nebraska's third-largest city.