Admission Fees

Application Fee

A $45.00 undergraduate application fee is expected for all students and must be paid when the application is submitted. Applications will not be processed unless the fee is included.

The following information applies:

  • The application fee is non-refundable and does not guarantee admission or enrollment in any specific classes.
  • Check, money order (payable to the University of Nebraska at Omaha), or credit card payments are accepted.
  • Application fees submitted to any University of Nebraska system campus are valid for one year and are transferable to UNO. 
  • Applicants who pay the $45.00 application fee but who do not enroll within one year must reapply for admission and resubmit the application fee.
  • Previously enrolled undergraduate students on any University of Nebraska system campus (UNK, UNL, UNO, and UNMC) need not submit the application fee.

Students who participated in UNO’s Dual Enrollment program are required to pay the $45.00 application when applying for undergraduate admission.

Enrollment Deposit Fee

All newly admitted students to the University of Nebraska at Omaha will be expected to pay the $100 Enrollment Deposit Fee to reserve a space in the upcoming class. Paying the fee allows the university to effectively plan for class offerings and student resources in preparation for each semester.

Priority Deadlines to pay your Enrollment Deposit Fee

  • Fall and Summer applicants May 1
  • Spring applicants December 1

NOTE: If you are admitted after the priority deadline, you can submit your enrollment deposit fee within two weeks of admission to save your spot in the upcoming class.

Enrollment Deposit Fee Deferral Policy

  • Students may request the Enrollment Deposit Fee of $100 to be applied to their first billing cycle by submitting a formal request. Please email unoadmissions@unomaha.edu for more details.

Enrollment Deposit Fee Refund Policy

  • The Enrollment Deposit Fee is fully refundable if paid by the priority deadlines.
  • If you choose not to enroll at UNO and do not request a refund on or before the priority deadline, you will forfeit the full amount of your Enrollment Deposit Fee.
  • Refund Requests for the Enrollment Deposit Fee must be submitted in writing to unoadmissions@unomaha.edu before the priority deadline. 

SPECIAL NOTE: Admitted Students who pay the enrollment deposit fee to the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus and do not enroll in classes, the fee will be honored and can transfer one full year from the original application term.