Nebraska Residency For In-state Tuition

You will be classified as a non-resident if:

• You are not attending a Nebraska high school
• Or, you are not a graduate of an accredited Nebraska high school

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Qualifying for Residency Status For The Purpose of In-State Tuition

• Persons of legal age (19 or older) or emancipated minors who:
  1. have established a home in Nebraska for at least 12 months.*
  2. AND can verify by documentation that he/she intends to make Nebraska their permanent residence.
• Dependent students whose parent/guardian has established a home in Nebraska.
• Persons who are married to Nebraska residents who had established a home in Nebraska prior to the marriage.
• Permanent resident aliens or individuals who have been granted asylum or refugee status and who have established a home in Nebraska for at least 12 months.
• Dependents or spouses of permanent university, state college, or community college employees in the State of Nebraska who have at least part-time (.5 FTE) employment status.
• Active duty military personnel and their dependents whose permanent duty station or home of record is in Nebraska.
• Persons who graduated from an accredited high school in Nebraska and were legal residents of Nebraska at the time of graduation.
• Individuals who previously attended the University of Nebraska or one of the Nebraska state colleges as a resident within the last two years.
• Individuals, and their spouses and dependents, who were recruited for full-time employment to the state of Nebraska because of their special talents or skills.
• Members of tribes who live outside the state of Nebraska qualify for in-state tuition rates upon providing documentation of membership.
• You need to apply for residency classification in order to determine if you qualify for in-state tuition.

NOTE: *Individuals who move to Nebraska primarily to enroll in a post-secondary institution in Nebraska will be considered a non-resident for tuition purposes for the duration of his/her attendance.