Nebraska residents paid $3,128 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $442 less than the $3,570 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 20.1 percent more than residents this year, or $3,758. Their price tag was reduced 10.1 percent from $4,182 in 2017-18.
About 94 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Nebraska residents. About 5 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 88 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 691 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.4 million and 734 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (9,240), 4,115 students used grants or scholarships totaling $14.4 million, and 5,108 students took out $23.8 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~8,686 | $3,218 | $3,214 | $3,570 | $3,128 | -2.8% |
| Out-of-state | 462 | $3,932 | $3,929 | $4,182 | $3,758 | -4.4% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 447 | 46% | $1,389,955 | $3,110 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 125 | 13% | $158,246 | $1,266 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 490 | 50% | $813,010 | $1,659 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 691 | 71% | $2,361,211 | $3,417 |
| Federal student loans | 730 | 75% | $3,614,954 | $4,952 |
| Other student loans | 9 | 1% | $98,724 | $10,969 |
| Student loan aid | 734 | 76% | $3,713,678 | $5,060 |
| Total student aid | 860 | 88% | - | - |
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