NU Board of Regents to consider tuition increase for students at next meeting
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents is set to consider a tuition increase for all its students at next week’s meeting.
The board releasing its agenda on Thursday.
The board will consder a proposal to increase tuition by 4.25 percent systemwide on June 18. It’s part of the proposed operating budget for the 2026-27 academic year.
“Raising tuition is not a decision we make lightly,” said NU President Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. in a press release on Thursday. “We strive to deliver an extraordinary educational experience for each of our students, and the budget the board is set to consider reflects that commitment. It preserves and strengthens our need- and merit-based scholarship programs, while ensuring we can continue providing an outstanding education that remains among the most affordable within our peer university group.”
The university said last year’s tuition increase followed a 0.625 percent increase in the university’s state appropriation. They were hoping for a 3.5 percent increase to keep up with inflation.
The NU Board of Regents recently approved cutting several programs from UNL and other campuses.
The board will also consider a system-wide institute on advanced artifical intelligence and major renovations to UNL’s Selleck quadrangle housing complex and dining hall.
