September - University of Nebraska

Regents Policy 5.7.4 Programs with Tuition Variances
Summer 2008
Campus: University of Nebraska at Kearney
Program: Non-resident Tuition Reduction for students recruited by the National Collegiate Network, Tokyo,
Japan
Approved: August 22, 2006
Description: The University of Nebraska at Kearney is particularly interested in attracting more international
students and developing student and faculty exchange opportunities to increase diversity and
enrollment. The National Collegiate Network and UNK signed a letter of agreement in the Spring
of 2000 that brings students from Japan to UNK for their college career. This resulted in a major
influx of Japanese students to UNK, and it has been of extraordinary significance to the diversity
on this campus. The first 64 students arrived on the UNK campus in May 2001. Each summer
since that date, a similar number arrived on campus. A total of 298 NCN students have enrolled at
UNK through this year. However, only forty-two new students arrived in the summer of 2007
instead of the usual 60 students. Because of the downward trend caused by competition from
other universities both in Japan and in the U.S. and because of the decrease in the number of
students graduating from Japanese High Schools, UNK asked President to approve the tuition
variance for students from NCN. Even though the number of students from NCN was only 42 in
the Fall of 2007, UNK did receive the highest number of NCN students of all participating
American universities. NCN is still facing a downward movement in applications and this
program will make us competitive for not only new students but for transfer students. 26 NCN
students enrolled for classes in Summer 2008.
Enrollment and Tuition:
National Collegiate Network students at UNK
Summer 2008
STUDENTS
CREDIT TUITION
ENROLLED
HOURS DOLLARS
TOTAL 47 139.00 $25,872.25
Page 5 of 6