Through NES, students can search for colleges and graduate schools, learn about admissions, find scholarships, prepare for tests, and more.

In addition, NES helps colleges and universities recruit prospective students with interactive marketing strategies, enabling them to reach their enrollment goals.

[14] Total Well-Being Strive is an online fitness and wellness tracker created in-house at Nelnet and launched in early 2014.

With the ability to be tailored to customer's needs, Total Well-Being Strive tracks nutrition and fitness while providing challenges to encourage employees to adopt a lifestyle of wellness.

Health Education Solutions, an expert online certification course provider in the health education field, offers advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) training and certification according to the latest American Heart Association guidelines.

Nelnet also invests in a number of startup companies, including Hudl, Nebraska Global, Eye Verify, Travefy, and Mind Mixer.

[15] In February 2007, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo launched an investigation into alleged deceptive lending practices by student loan providers, including The College Board, EduCap, Nelnet, Citibank, and Sallie Mae.

[16][17] Nelnet was accused of industry wide kickbacks, improper inducements, and gifts from student loan providers to colleges and universities.

[19] A United States Department of Education audit revealed that from 1993 to 2007, Nelnet had utilized a loophole in federal tax legislation that allowed the company to receive a higher interest rate on specified loans, generating $278 million from taxpayers.