Residency Requirements

Nebraska Residency Requirements

Qualifying for residency for tuition purposes at the University of Nebraska differs from what is normally required to be considered a "resident" of the State of Nebraska. A person may be considered a "resident" of Nebraska and still be Non-Resident for Tuition purposes.

• YOU WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS A NEBRASKA RESIDENT FOR TUITION PURPOSES IF:
  • You graduated from a Nebraska high school physically located in the state.
    
    
• YOU WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS A NON-RESIDENT FOR TUITION PURPOSES IF:
  • You have not graduated from a Nebraska high school physically located in the state, or you are not a graduate of an accredited high school or an exempt school program in Nebraska.
  • You graduated with a GED (even if completed in Nebraska).
  • You have been enrolled at any Nebraska post-secondary institution full-time prior to the term or semester for which residency is sought.
• You will be considered a nonresident for tuition purposes for the duration of your attendance, assuming you remain continuously enrolled.
• It is the student's responsibility to contest the initial residency decision and meet all appropriate deadlines if they feel the initial determination was wrong. The burden of proof lies solely with the student.
• Mere physical presence in the State of Nebraska, regardless of length of stay, is NOT adequate to prove residency for tuition purposes. Likewise, owning property in the state will NOT result in automatic residency approval.

• Complete and submit an Application For Residency Classification via eForm
• Submit the form with all required documentation prior to the term deadline. Residency can only be approved for a future or current term prior to that term's deadline. Applications cannot be back dated for past terms.
  
  

Residency questions should be sent to the appropriate office:

Residency (Tuition) Programs

Metropolitan Advantage Program (MAP)

The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) offers residents or high school graduates of several southwestern Iowa counties the opportunity to attend UNO at significantly reduced tuition rates through an initiative called the Metropolitan Advantage Program (MAP).

MAP counties include:

• Cass
• Crawford
• Fremont
• Harrison
• Mills
• Monona
• Montgomery
• Page
• Pottawattamie
• Shelby
• Woodbury

Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP)

The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) participates in the Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP), an interstate initiative established by the Midwestern Higher Education Compact to increase educational opportunities for students in its member states.

This program serves residents from:

• Indiana
• Kansas
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Wisconsin

The Nebraska Legacy Scholarship

The Nebraska Legacy Scholarship provides the differential between in-state and out-of-state tuition to incoming freshmen that are children of University of Nebraska graduates. Students eligible for review must rank in the upper one-third of their graduating class or have a minimum ACT composite of 24 or higher (or equivalent on the SAT) for more information visit the Nebraska Legacy Scholarship. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years. Please contact the Office of Financial Support and Scholarships for more information.