Your college education should provide lifelong success, NOT lifelong debt. UNK is the most affordable Nebraska university and most students receive significant financial aid. In 2020-21, 87% of all freshmen received scholarships and/or grants. The average need-based award was $10,267.* You CAN afford a University of Nebraska degree.
These are undergraduate student costs based on 15 credit hours per semester for two semesters and living in a double room with a Loper meal plan. With the exclusive New Nebraskan Scholarship, all U.S. undergraduate students pay in-state tuition (does not apply to online programs).
*UNK 2021-22 Common Data Set Report
Tuition:
Fees:
Housing:
Meal Plan:
$6,270
$1,689.50
$5,596
$5,348
$18,903.50
Tuition:
Fees:
Housing:
Meal Plan:
New Nebraskan:
$13,650
$1,689.50
$5,596
$5,348
-$7,380
$18,903.50
Costs include tuition/fees for 15 credit hours per semester and comparable housing and meals. Costs of books, supplies, transportation, and personal expenses not included as it varies for each student. To get an idea of what these additional expenses might look like, you can view the full Cost of Attendance breakdown. Competitors’ costs based on published prices.
2022 - 2023 Costs
NE Resident | Non-Resident | |
University of NE Kearney | $18,904 | $18,904 |
University of NE Omaha | $19,539 | $34,629 |
University of NE Lincoln | $22,300 | $39,430 |
Hastings College | $45,770 | $45,770 |
Concordia University | $47,650 | $47,650 |
Midland University | $48,576 | $48,576 |
Doane University | $50,190 | $50,190 |
NE Wesleyan | $51,362 | $51,362 |
Creighton University | $57,468 | $57,468 |
Out-of-state students pay in-state tuition with the New Nebraskan Scholarship (does not apply to online programs).
UNK has plenty of ways to help you pay for your education. Start here by learning about different types of financial aid. Explore how grants, scholarships, loans and other financial aid can help make your education more affordable.
Don’t let cost get in the way of earning a degree. Nebraska students with family incomes of $65,000 or less may qualify for free undergraduate tuition.