Iowa residents paid $4,272 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $72 more than the $4,200 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 0.6 percent more than residents this year, or $4,296. Their price tag grew 1.7 percent from $4,224 in 2017-18.
About 72 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Iowa residents. About 16 percent are residents of other states and 12 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 92 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 313 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.4 million and 322 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (5,674), 2,144 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.6 million, and 2,316 students took out $11.5 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~4,085 | $4,104 | $4,200 | $4,200 | $4,272 | 4.1% |
| Out-of-state | ~908 | $4,128 | $4,224 | $4,224 | $4,296 | 4.1% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 249 | 65% | $1,013,968 | $4,072 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 67 | 17% | $162,315 | $2,423 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 146 | 38% | $224,313 | $1,536 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 313 | 81% | $1,400,596 | $4,475 |
| Federal student loans | 317 | 82% | $1,358,343 | $4,285 |
| Other student loans | 5 | 1% | $27,000 | $5,400 |
| Student loan aid | 322 | 83% | $1,385,343 | $4,302 |
| Total student aid | 356 | 92% | - | - |
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