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 $316 per credit hour, in addition to in-state tuition and students are still responsible for paying in-state portion which is $230.65 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.
How to Apply? Once students are admitted, the General Scholarship Application will be added to their admission portal to complete and a notification will be sent to the student.
Application Deadlines: 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.
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 $345 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 $290.92 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.
How to Apply? Once students are admitted, the General Scholarship Application will be added to their admission portal to complete and a notification will be sent to the student.
Application Deadlines: August 1 for the summer and fall semesters and by January 1 for the spring term.
*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.