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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * NOORDHOEK JEFFREY R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NELNET INC [NNI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/10/2017 (Street) LINCOLN, NE 68508 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 03/10/2017   A   9,561 (1) A $ 0 68,182 (2) D   Class A Common Stock 03/10/2017   F   3,093 (3) D $ 45.67 (4) 65,089 (2) D   Class A Common Stock               277,866 (5) I By Trust Class A Common Stock               126,462 (6) I By Trust Class A Common Stock               17,666 (7) I By Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NOORDHOEK JEFFREY R 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET SUITE 100 LINCOLN, NE 68508			Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Audra Hoffschneider, Attorney-in-Fact for Jeffrey R. Noordhoek		03/13/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Issued pursuant to the issuer's Restricted Stock Plan, as the annual personal performance-based incentive bonus compensation for 2016 paid in stock, which the reporting person became entitled to receive on March 10, 2017.
(2)	Includes 4,960 shares issued pursuant to the issuer's Employee Share Purchase Plan. Also includes 704 shares distributed to the reporting person by The Noordhoek Charitable Remainder Unitrust I as discussed in footnote (7) below.
(3)	Shares that were tax-withheld by the issuer to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligation resulting from the March 10, 2017 award by the issuer of 9,561 shares of bonus compensation stock.
(4)	Per share value assigned by the issuer to the tax withholding shares under the tax withholding arrangement, and based on the average market closing price of the shares for February 28, 2017 through March 6, 2017.
(5)	Shares held by The Jeffrey R. Noordhoek Amended And Restated Revocable Trust, dated August 9, 2016, which is a revocable trust with respect to which the reporting person is the trustee and settlor, and the reporting person, his spouse and children are beneficiaries.
(6)	Shares held by the Jeffrey Noordhoek Post Annuity Irrevocable Trust dated August 29, 2003, of which the reporting person's spouse and children are initial beneficiaries. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(7)	Shares held by The Noordhoek Charitable Remainder Unitrust I (of which the reporting person is the sole noncharitable beneficiary), which reflect a distribution and transfer from the trust to the reporting person of 704 shares on December 30, 2016. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all the shares held by the trust, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks: Exhibit List:  Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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