Nebraska 4-Year Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

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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Costs of Attendance (COA)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Nebraska 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-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

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Nebraska 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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 amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Nebraska 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Nebraska 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-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

Nebraska 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

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.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Nebraska 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther 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