Iowa residents paid $5,184 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $224 more than the $4,960 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 41.4 percent more than residents this year, or $7,328. Their price tag grew 3.2 percent from $7,104 in 2017-18.
About 77 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Iowa residents. And about 23 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 86 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 317 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.6 million and 149 students took out student loans totaling more than $698,732.
Including all undergraduates (7,771), 4,142 students used grants or scholarships totaling $17.4 million, and 1,830 students took out $9 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 | ~5,984 | $4,480 | $4,570 | $4,960 | $5,184 | 15.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~1,787 | $6,624 | $6,912 | $7,104 | $7,328 | 10.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 272 | 57% | $1,400,539 | $5,149 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 38 | 8% | $86,337 | $2,272 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 96 | 20% | $112,575 | $1,173 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 317 | 67% | $1,599,451 | $5,046 |
| Federal student loans | 149 | 31% | $684,938 | $4,597 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 149 | 31% | $698,732 | $4,689 |
| Total student aid | 408 | 86% | - | - |
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