2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 tuition & fees at UNK is $8,564 for Nebraska residents and $16,484 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.54% from last year.
The next table shows the 2025 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at UNK.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at University of Nebraska at Kearney Cost of Attendance page.
University of Nebraska at Kearney 2025 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Nebraska ResidentsOut-of-StateNebraska ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$7,940$15,320$7,352$14,792
2022$7,940$15,320$7,542$14,982
2023$7,960$15,340$7,562$15,002
2024$8,270$15,920$7,866$15,570
2025$8,564$16,484$8,106$16,074

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2025 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at University of Nebraska at Kearney is $223 for Nebraska residents and $487 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.40% from last year.
The 2025 graduate tuition per credit hour is $277 for Nebraska residents and $609 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.40% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2025 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at University of Nebraska at Kearney.
University of Nebraska at Kearney 2025 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Nebraska ResidentsOut-of-StateNebraska ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$209$455$259$569
2022$209$455$259$569
2023$209$455$259$569
2024$216$471$268$589
2025$223$487$277$609

Offered Online Programs

University of Nebraska at Kearney offers 62 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 13 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's039
Master's1220
1 Year Certificate01
Post-MS Certificate12
Total1362

Online Student Population

There are 5,881 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at UNK. Of that, 2,191 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 1,933 students have joined to some online courses and 1,757 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2023-2024.
Online Student Population at University of Nebraska at Kearney
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total5,8814,2131,668
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,1917011,490
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,9331,793140
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,7571,71938
Online Student Population by Student Location at University of Nebraska at Kearney
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,1917011,490
Nebraska Residents1,7856241,161
Other State in U.S.39975324
Outside of U.S.725
Unknown000

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