OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The University of Nebraska president is
proposing a 5 percent tuition hike for most students next year.
James Milliken says the increase comes to about $120 to $150
more per semester for a resident undergraduate student with 15
credit hours. The 5 percent increase would apply to both resident
and nonresident rates.
Milliken says that despite the increase, the University of
Nebraska is still a good deal compared to its peers. He says that
in 2010-11, tuition and fees in Lincoln were 26 percent less than
its peers, Omaha’s were 12.5 percent lower and Kearney’s were 19
percent lower.
Milliken announced the proposed increase on Thursday, along with
a $2.2 billion budget for 2011-12. The regents will vote June 17.