Iowa residents paid $8,938 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $239 more than the $8,699 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 117.9 percent more than residents this year, or $19,480. Their price tag grew 1.2 percent from $19,241 in 2017-18.
About 92 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Iowa residents. And about 6 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 81 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,216 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.7 million and 1,052 students took out student loans totaling more than $6.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (11,187), 5,932 students used grants or scholarships totaling $33.2 million, and 5,561 students took out $34 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 | ~10,292 | $7,817 | $8,309 | $8,699 | $8,938 | 14.3% |
| Out-of-state | ~671 | $18,005 | $18,851 | $19,241 | $19,480 | 8.2% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 504 | 28% | $2,281,692 | $4,527 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 22 | 1% | $91,358 | $4,153 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,170 | 65% | $3,363,708 | $2,875 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,216 | 67% | $5,736,758 | $4,718 |
| Federal student loans | 1,046 | 58% | $5,612,571 | $5,366 |
| Other student loans | 87 | 5% | $704,394 | $8,096 |
| Student loan aid | 1,052 | 58% | $6,316,965 | $6,005 |
| Total student aid | 1,473 | 81% | - | - |
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