Iowa residents paid $5,311 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $269 more than the $5,042 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 13.4 percent more than residents this year, or $6,021. Their price tag grew 4.7 percent from $5,752 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Iowa residents. About 2 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 81 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 492 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.1 million and 473 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.5 million.
Including all undergraduates (5,263), 2,033 students used grants or scholarships totaling $8.3 million, and 1,892 students took out $10.8 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 | ~5,105 | $4,466 | $4,786 | $5,042 | $5,311 | 18.9% |
| Out-of-state | ~105 | $5,166 | $5,496 | $5,752 | $6,021 | 16.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 376 | 43% | $1,583,256 | $4,211 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 126 | 14% | $233,021 | $1,849 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 171 | 20% | $268,243 | $1,569 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 492 | 56% | $2,084,520 | $4,237 |
| Federal student loans | 468 | 54% | $2,273,622 | $4,858 |
| Other student loans | 29 | 3% | $225,394 | $7,772 |
| Student loan aid | 473 | 54% | $2,499,016 | $5,283 |
| Total student aid | 707 | 81% | - | - |
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