More of Nebraska’s top test scorers now choosing NU

LINCOLN — Four months after a new, full-ride scholarship and stipend was launched to attract top-performing Nebraska scholars, more of them are choosing the University of Nebraska.

Interim NU President Chris Kabourek, Gov. Jim Pillen and the NU Board of Regents launched the Presidential Scholars Program in February, offering a full-cost-of-attendance scholarship plus an annual $5,000 stipend for students to attend an NU campus if they obtained a perfect ACT score, or the equivalent on the SAT (1570 or above).

On Monday, Kabourek, Pillen, Nebraska Education Commissioner Brian Maher and a representative from the ACT celebrated 28 top ACT performers in the Nebraska State Capitol.