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PER CAPITA RANKINGS OF STATE AND LOCAL SPENDING - Higher Education
| Nebraska's Border States | Spending Per Capita Higher Education | Per Capita Higher Education National rank |
| Iowa | $665 | 4 |
| NEBRASKA | $617 | 7 |
| Kansas | $611 | 8 |
| Wyoming | $598 | 9 |
| Colorado | $540 | 17 |
| Missouri | $387 | 38 |
| South Dakota | $386 | 39 |
| Nebraska's Border States | % of Total Per Capita that is Higher Ed | Higher Ed Per Capita as % of Total National rank |
| NEBRASKA | 13.64% | 2 |
| Kansas | 13.57% | 3 |
| Iowa | 13.21% | 4 |
| Colorado | 11.36% | 11 |
| Wyoming | 9.34% | 30 |
| Missouri | 9.01% | 32 |
| South Dakota | 8.92% | 33 |