Financial Aid at Nebraska-Lincoln

Financial Aid Amount Received

$10,034 (37.18% of tuition)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

78% of 19,552 students

15,725 undergraduate students (78% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The percentage of students who received financial aid higher compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Nebraska.

Compare to similar schools in rankings such as University of New Hampshire-Main Campus and University of Massachusetts-Lowell, the percentage of students who received financial aid is higher (the average of the schools is 66.70%).

Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $10,034 and the average loan amount is $7,260. The average financial aid amount is 37.18% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $26,984).

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid	15,725	78%	$157,785,530	$10,034
Pell Grants	4,481	22%	$19,585,785	$4,371
Federal Students Loans	7,049	35%	$51,173,315	$7,260

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 4,527 students have received one or more types of financial aid at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $8,608 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $6,439.

The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	4,550	97%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	4,527	96%	$38,969,191	$8,608
Federal Grants	2,119	45%	$7,253,009	$3,423
Pell Grants	1,208	26%	$5,422,300	$4,489
Other Federal Grants	1,978	42%	$1,830,709	$926
State/Local Grants	747	16%	$1,634,679	$2,188
Institutional Grants	4,392	93%	$30,081,503	$6,849
Student Loans	1,685	36%	$10,849,033	$6,439
Federal Student Loans	1,613	34%	$7,566,480	$4,691
Other Student Loans	236	5%	$3,282,553	$13,909

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$14,644,216	$7,852
0 - $30,000	359	359	$4,467,428	$12,444
$30,001 - $48,000	307	307	$3,386,499	$11,031
$48,001 - $75,000	395	391	$3,590,497	$9,090
$75,001 - $110,000	323	313	$1,799,915	$5,572
$110,001 - more	481	460	$1,399,877	$2,910

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for the first-time/full-time students, 3,490 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 1,215 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.

	# of Students
In-District Rate	0
In-State Rate	3,490
Out-of-State Rate	1,215
Un-known	0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2,566 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 75 students live off-campus. In addition, 371 students live with their family.