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One of America's Best Values!

Consumers Digest and Kiplinger.com rated NEBRASKA as a "Best Value in Public Colleges" for our academic excellence and residential experience at a low cost.

Quick Value Facts

  • More than $5.2 million in scholarships are awarded to freshman students every year.
  • 77% of UNL's new freshmen receive scholarships and/or gift aid toward payment of their tuition.
  • 35% of full-time UNL students receive financial gift aid equal to or greater than the cost of tuition.
  • 49% of new freshmen in 2010-2011 received a scholarship from the University (excluding athletic, ROTC and outside scholarships).
  • Nearly all are awarded on a rolling basis (periodically as students are admitted)