The University of Nebraska is freezing tuition for the next two academic years to promote predictability and affordability.

The two-year freeze applies to undergraduate, graduate and professional students, both resident and nonresident and attending in person and online, for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.

“We know this is an uncertain time, and we want to do everything we can to take care of the people of Nebraska and give them a sense of predictability about what’s ahead,” University of Nebraska President Ted Carter said. “This two-year tuition freeze represents our commitment to current and future students of the University of Nebraska. Now they know exactly what they will pay in tuition to attend our campuses. And, it’s a promise to our state. Job growth will return. When it does, we’ll have a strong pipeline of skilled workers ready to lead Nebraska into the future.”

The university will implement a 2.75% tuition increase that was approved last year by the Board of Regents. The system is limiting spending, reviewing all construction projects and freezing hiring. Carter will give the regents an overview of the university budget plan at their June 26 meeting.

Undergraduate tuition will be $259 per credit hour for the next three years at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, $235 at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, $209 at the University off Nebraska at Kearney and $139 at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis. Differential tuition rates, including at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska College of Law, will remain consistent as well.

Jabin Moore, UNO student body president, said students are working hard to pay for school.

“Every dollar matters,” Moore said. “By freezing tuition for two years, the University of Nebraska is sending a powerful message to young people who dream of improving their life with a college degree. I’m so excited to see the impact of this decision.”

 The University of Nebraska also recently launched its Nebraska Promise program, an expansion of its need-based financial aid program that will cover tuition costs for Nebraska students with family incomes of $60,000 or less.

Carter said affordability, accessibility and excellence must remain at the forefront of everything the university is doing.

“These are challenging times,” he said. “Nebraskans are problem-solvers, not problem-gazers.”