EX-24.

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of William J. Munn, Andrew J. Slain and Angie R. Miller, 
or any of them signing or otherwise acting singly, and with full power of 
substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") 
a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or 
appropriate to obtain codes, passwords, and passphrases enabling the 
undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by 
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation
of the SEC;

(2)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's 
capacity as an officer and/or director of Nelnet, Inc. (the "Company"), 
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(3)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in connection with 
proposed sales by the undersigned pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities 
Act of 1933 of securities issued by the Company, notices on Form 144 in 
accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933;

(4)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned 
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 
3, 4, 5 or Form 144, complete and execute any amendment or amendments 
thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any securities exchange 
or similar authority; and

(5)take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the 
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit 
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it 
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on 
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in 
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such 
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full 
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing 
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of 
any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and 
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with 
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming 
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or 
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power 
of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned 
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such 
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the 
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with 
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Rule 144 under the 
Securities Act of 1933.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until 
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and Form 144 
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in 
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned 
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

All powers of attorney previously executed by the undersigned in 
connection with the filing of Forms 3, 4, 5 and/or Form 144 with respect to 
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the 
Company required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
or Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 are hereby revoked and 
superseded by this Power of Attorney.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of 
Attorney to be executed as of this 4th day of November, 2009.

/s/ Jeffrey R. Noordhoek
Jeffrey R. Noordhoek