Iowa residents paid $5,490 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $150 more than the $5,340 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 43.7 percent more than residents this year, or $7,890. Their price tag grew 2.9 percent from $7,665 in 2017-18.
About 70 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Iowa residents. About 23 percent are residents of other states and 6 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,048 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.1 million and 701 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (5,390), 2,876 students used grants or scholarships totaling $14.7 million, and 2,046 students took out $11.8 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 | 3,773 | $4,890 | $5,580 | $5,340 | $5,490 | 12.3% |
| Out-of-state | ~1,240 | $7,125 | $7,815 | $7,665 | $7,890 | 10.7% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 708 | 60% | $3,713,113 | $5,245 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 117 | 10% | $152,433 | $1,303 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 703 | 59% | $1,242,884 | $1,768 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,048 | 88% | $5,108,430 | $4,874 |
| Federal student loans | 700 | 59% | $3,499,570 | $4,999 |
| Other student loans | 21 | 2% | $112,867 | $5,375 |
| Student loan aid | 701 | 59% | $3,612,437 | $5,153 |
| Total student aid | 1,107 | 93% | - | - |
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