1. Nebraska Report on the Residence and Migration of First-Time Freshmen Fall 2006
Reporting Residence and Migration Data from the Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS)
and Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education County Migration Survey for Fall 2006

2. By the Numbers… 18,806 First-Time Freshmen with Nebraska Residency.
3,177 Nebraska-Resident,
First-Time Freshmen Who Attended Out-of-State Institutions.
99% of Out-of-State Students attended Degree-Granting Institutions in Nebraska.
98% of Nebraska-Resident,
First-Time Freshmen Who Attended Out-of-State Institutions Attended Degree-Granting Institutions.

3. Net Migration = In-Migration – Out-Migration
Net Migration without Foreign Students
In-Migration Out-Migration
3,009 Non-Nebraskans ,177 Nebraskans
Enrolled at Nebraska Enrolled at Out-of-State
Colleges & Universities Colleges & Universities
Net Migration = Students
Net Migration with Foreign Students
In-Migration Out-Migration
3,261 Non-Nebraskans ,177 Nebraskans
Enrolled at Nebraska Enrolled at Out-of-State Colleges & Universities Colleges & Universities
Net Migration = Students

4. All Out-of-State, First-Time Freshmen Enrolled in Nebraska’s Degree-Granting Institutions by State, Fall 2006

5. All Nebraska-Resident, First-Time Freshmen Enrolled at Out-of-State, Degree-Granting Colleges and Universities by State Fall 2006

7. of Nebraska-Resident, First-Time Freshmen, Fall 2006
Top 20 Out-of-State, Degree-Granting Colleges and Universities with the Highest Numbers
of Nebraska-Resident, First-Time Freshmen, Fall 2006
Institution
First-Time Freshmen
Iowa Western Community College
232
Western Iowa Tech Community College 50
Northwest Missouri State University
125
Mount Marty College (SD)
University of South Dakota 86
Rockhurst University (MO) 48
University of Wyoming 85
University of Phoenix-Online 44
Morningside College (IA) 82
Wyo Tech
Iowa State University 76
Saint Louis University-Main Campus 37
Kansas State University 69
American Intercontinental Univ. Online (IL) 35
University of Kansas - Main Campus 63
Fort Hays State University (KS)
Briar Cliff University (IA) 62
Northwestern College (IA) 27
South Dakota State University 55
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Total
1,332

8. Findings of the CCPE County Migration Survey for Fall 2006
With the exception of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), Nebraska’s public institutions draw 65% to 95% of their first-time freshmen from within their designated geographic service areas (GSAs).
UNL is an institution that serves the entire state in terms of freshmen enrollment.
First-time freshmen who delay going to college more than 12 months after high school graduation are most likely to attend an institution whose service area encompasses their county of residence.
The enrollment patterns of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Metropolitan Community College are distinctly similar to the enrollment patterns of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Southeast Community College.

9. End Note
The Commission hopes that the information contained in this report is useful to policymakers in Nebraska, as well as to Nebraska institutions as they evaluate and plan their freshmen recruitment strategies. The complete Nebraska Report on the Residence and Migration of First-Time Freshmen Fall 2006 will be available December 7, 2007 on the Commission’s Web site: