For Nebraska 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,545 for Nebraska residents and $24,079 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,610 for Nebraska residents and $16,148 for out-of-state students.
Creighton University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $48,856 and Nebraska Indian Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,080 among Nebraska 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Union Adventist University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $33,264 and York University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $5,700 among Nebraska 4-Year Colleges.
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The average COA of Nebraska 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $26,654 for state residents and $41,188 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $9,545 | $24,079 | $8,610 | $16,148 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,161 | $1,161 | ||
| Room & Board | $11,093 | $11,093 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,855 | $4,855 | ||
| COA | $26,654 | $41,188 | $25,719 | $33,257 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Nebraska 4-Year Colleges is $9,545 for state residents and $24,079 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Nebraska 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $6,522 | $1,691 | $19,936 | $1,031 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,529 | $1,694 | $20,181 | $1,008 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,544 | $2,161 | $20,666 | $1,196 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,668 | $2,282 | $21,354 | $1,307 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,854 | $2,690 | $22,638 | $1,441 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Nebraska 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $8,610 for state residents and $16,148 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Nebraska 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $6,456 | $1,238 | $13,425 | $1,150 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,522 | $1,298 | $13,713 | $1,239 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,522 | $1,334 | $13,945 | $1,237 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,687 | $1,404 | $14,278 | $1,294 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,459 | $2,151 | $14,610 | $1,538 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Nebraska 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $700 for state residents and $808 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $548 for state residents and $676 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $624 | $721 | $490 | $624 |
| 2021-2022 | $639 | $728 | $505 | $632 |
| 2022-2023 | $651 | $740 | $509 | $636 |
| 2023-2024 | $670 | $761 | $518 | $648 |
| 2024-2025 | $700 | $808 | $548 | $676 |
The average living costs of Nebraska 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $15,948 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,574 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Nebraska 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,099 | $3,399 | $10,586 | $3,984 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,339 | $4,149 | $10,350 | $4,880 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,660 | $4,345 | $10,752 | $5,041 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,302 | $4,241 | $11,367 | $5,501 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,093 | $4,855 | $12,327 | $6,247 |