OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — University of Nebraska system officials say the Omaha campus will benefit from the system’s redistribution of state funding.

The Omaha campus is expected to get $6 million more in state appropriations from 2018-19, while the Lincoln campus will receive $12.5 million less.

NU President Hank Bounds says the budget strategy previously relied heavily on salary costs. The new method will focus more on student credit hours and take into account expensive classes, such as engineering, doctoral programs and nursing.

Bounds says the strategy won’t be fully implemented until 2018-19 to give campuses time to prepare.

The system has been struggling to deal with a decline in state appropriations. It’s implemented other strategies to cut costs, such as realigning marketing and advertising efforts and reorganizing information technology services.