Tuition Trends for Nebraska colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 39 colleges in Nebraska - 16 public and 23 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Nebraska is $9,209 for Nebraska residents and $17,512 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $26,368. For Nebraska community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $3,939 for state residents and $4,681 for out-of-state students.

Nebraska public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 47.69% from $8,741 (2015) to $12,910 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 37.67% over the past decade from $14,825 (2015) to $20,409 (2024). In private Nebraska colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 34.41%, from $19,617 (2015) to $26,368 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 33.42% when living on campus and by 38.45% when living off campus at public Nebraska colleges. For private Nebraska colleges, the COA has increased by 32.05% (on-campus) and 36.33% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Nebraska colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$20,870	$26,954	$31,746	$21,010	$27,094	$31,886
2015-16	$21,302 2.07%	$27,341 1.44%	$32,548 2.53%	$21,366 1.69%	$27,405 1.15%	$32,612 2.28%
2016-17	$21,692 1.83%	$27,879 1.97%	$33,734 3.64%	$21,869 2.35%	$28,056 2.38%	$33,911 3.98%
2017-18	$22,506 3.75%	$28,955 3.86%	$34,509 2.30%	$22,468 2.74%	$28,917 3.07%	$34,471 1.65%
2018-19	$22,927 1.87%	$29,511 1.92%	$35,638 3.27%	$23,021 2.46%	$29,605 2.38%	$35,732 3.66%
2019-20	$21,970 -4.17%	$30,689 3.99%	$37,138 4.21%	$22,533 -2.12%	$31,252 5.56%	$37,701 5.51%
2020-21	$22,234 1.20%	$31,216 1.72%	$38,877 4.68%	$23,320 3.49%	$32,302 3.36%	$39,963 6.00%
2021-22	$23,085 3.83%	$31,273 0.18%	$40,274 3.59%	$24,247 3.98%	$32,435 0.41%	$41,436 3.69%
2022-23	$27,715 20.06%	$35,030 12.01%	$41,570 3.22%	$28,831 18.91%	$36,146 11.44%	$42,686 3.02%
2023-24	$28,464 2.70%	$35,963 2.66%	$41,922 0.85%	$30,012 4.10%	$37,511 3.78%	$43,470 1.84%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Nebraska colleges is $16,290 for Nebraska residents and $23,789 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $26,368.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,041 for Nebraska residents and $17,356 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $16,588.

The tuition & fees has increased 37.67% for undergraduate programs and 27.81% for graduate programs at Nebraska colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Nebraska colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$8,741	$14,825	$19,617	$7,197	$12,481	$13,232
2015-16	$8,905 1.88%	$14,944 0.80%	$20,151 2.72%	$7,431 3.25%	$12,861 3.04%	$13,389 1.19%
2016-17	$9,114 2.35%	$15,301 2.39%	$21,156 4.99%	$7,650 2.95%	$13,241 2.95%	$13,447 0.43%
2017-18	$9,537 4.64%	$15,986 4.48%	$21,540 1.82%	$8,236 7.66%	$14,296 7.97%	$13,660 1.58%
2018-19	$9,529 -0.08%	$16,113 0.79%	$22,240 3.25%	$8,187 -0.59%	$13,872 -2.97%	$12,896 -5.59%
2019-20	$8,364 -12.23%	$17,083 6.02%	$23,532 5.81%	$7,494 -8.46%	$14,968 7.90%	$13,744 6.58%
2020-21	$8,561 2.36%	$17,543 2.69%	$25,204 7.11%	$7,694 2.67%	$15,321 2.36%	$14,173 3.12%
2021-22	$8,573 0.14%	$16,761 -4.46%	$25,762 2.21%	$7,820 1.64%	$15,514 1.26%	$14,644 3.32%
2022-23	$12,713 48.29%	$20,028 19.49%	$26,568 3.13%	$7,423 -5.08%	$13,674 -11.86%	$14,977 2.27%
2023-24	$12,910 1.55%	$20,409 1.90%	$26,368 -0.75%	$7,637 2.88%	$15,952 16.66%	$15,360 2.56%

Nebraska 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Nebraska Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $1,011 for Nebraska colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Nebraska colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,311
2015-16	$1,314 0.23%
2016-17	$1,254 -4.57%
2017-18	$1,252 -0.16%
2018-19	$1,268 1.28%
2019-20	$1,202 -5.21%
2020-21	$1,175 -2.25%
2021-22	$1,024 -12.85%
2022-23	$997 -2.64%
2023-24	$1,011 1.40%

Living Costs Changes

For Nebraska colleges, the living have increased 22.53% when a student lives on campus facilities and 26.59% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Nebraska colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$10,818	$10,830
2015-16	$11,083 2.36%	$11,050 1.92%
2016-17	$11,324 3.29%	$11,348 3.96%
2017-18	$11,717 3.43%	$11,593 2.56%
2018-19	$12,130 4.05%	$12,173 3.60%
2019-20	$12,404 2.91%	$12,387 8.96%
2020-21	$12,498 1.86%	$12,746 4.46%
2021-22	$13,488 2.64%	$14,007 0.45%
2022-23	$14,005 3.44%	$14,431 3.69%
2023-24	$14,543 6.65%	$15,257 7.59%

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