Quad State Scholarship
Quad State Scholarship Information
If you have a parent or grandparent who graduated from NSU, you may also be eligible for a Legacy award. 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 who meet regular admission requirements (not admitted 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 $334.25 per credit hour, in addition to in-state tuition, and students are still responsible for paying the in-state portion, which is $245.25 per credit hour. If you are a legacy student whose parent, grandparent, or sibling earned a degree (bachelor's or master's degree) from NSU, you will not be required to live on campus** in order to receive the scholarship.
How to Apply?
Application Deadlines:
Summer Deadline: June 1
Fall Deadline: August 1
Spring Deadline: January 1
**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 you enter into a housing contract with NSU, you will need to work with the housing office to see whether you can break the contract, and you will also need to email us. We can't make that decision for you.
*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.
Graduate students from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, or Texas who 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 $365.25 per credit hour. Graduate students who 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 the in-state portion, which is $309.75 per credit hour. If you are a legacy student whose parent, grandparent, or sibling earned a degree (bachelor's or master's degree) from NSU, you will not be required to live on campus in order to receive 100% of your non-resident tuition waived.
How to Apply?
Application Deadlines:
Summer Deadline: June 1
Fall Deadline: August 1
Spring Deadline: January 1
*Optometry, PA Program, and the new Doctor of Education in Community-Based Leadership programs 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.
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