Quad State Scholarship
Quad State Scholarship Information
Quad-State students are NOT residents of Oklahoma, but are a resident of either Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, or
Texas. If they meet regular admission requirements (not admitted as test-optional,
alternatively or on probation) they may be eligible for a scholarship waiving 100%
of their non-resident tuition.
If you have a parent or grandparent who have graduated from NSU there is also a Legacy
award option. See below for details based on your student type.
If you are a member of a federally recognized tribe, please visit the Tribal Heritage Scholarship page for more information.
Undergraduate students from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, or Texas that meet regular admission requirements (not admitted test-optional, alternatively or on probation) and live on campus, may be eligible for the Quad-State scholarship that waives 100% of their non-resident tuition for their first bachelor's degree. This program waives only non-resident tuition. Non-resident tuition is $304 per credit hour, in addition to in-state tuition and students are still responsible for paying in-state portion which is $220.75 per credit hour. If you are a legacy student whose parent, grandparent, or sibling earned a degree (bachelors or masters degree) from NSU, you will not be required to live on campus** in order to receive the scholarship.
Interested students must complete an Out-of-State Scholarship Application by August 1 for the summer and fall semesters and by January 1 for the spring term.
**Keep in mind that incoming freshmen are required to live on campus their freshman
year unless they live within a 30 mile Radius and then they can submit an exemption
form. Please review the Freshman residency policy and exemption information here:
Commuter Exemptions
*If you are unable to live on campus, you can email scholarships@nsuok.edu with your on-campus exemption request explaining why you are unable to live on campus.
We will then send the request to our scholarship committee for review and contact
you once a decision has been made.
*If the program you are currently enrolled in only charges $1 per credit hour for Non-Resident tuition, you are not eligible for Non-Resident tuition waivers.
When will you begin attending NSU? Select the correct option to apply.
Graduate students from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, or Texas that meet regular graduate
admission requirements (not admitted conditionally) may be eligible for the Quad-State
scholarship that waives 80-100% of their non-resident tuition. Regularly admitted
graduate students pursuing their first master's degree may receive a waiver for 80% of their non-resident tuition which is $332.50 per credit hour. Graduate students that live on campus may receive 100% of their non-resident tuition waived. This program waives only the non-resident portion. Non-resident tuition is charged in addition to in-state tuition and students are
still responsible for paying in-state portion which is $278.75 per credit hour. If
you are a legacy student whose parent, grandparent, or sibling earned a degree (bachelors or masters degree)
from NSU, you will not be required to live on campus in order to receive 100% of your non-resident tuition waived.
Interested students must complete an Out-of-State Scholarship Application by August 1 for the summer and fall semesters and by January 1 for the spring.
*Optometry and PA Program students are not eligible due to differential tuition costs.
*If the program you are currently enrolled in only charges $1 per credit hour for
Non-Resident tuition, you are not eligible for Non-Resident tuition waivers.
When will you begin attending NSU? Select the correct option to apply.