Iowa residents paid $5,820 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $640 more than the $5,180 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 10.3 percent more than residents this year, or $6,420. Their price tag grew 17.6 percent from $5,460 in 2017-18.
About 88 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Iowa residents. And about 12 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 84 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 274 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.3 million and 201 students took out student loans totaling more than $959,916.
Including all undergraduates (4,449), 1,429 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7 million, and 1,053 students took out $6.1 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 | ~3,915 | $4,676 | $5,012 | $5,180 | $5,820 | 24.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~534 | $4,676 | $5,152 | $5,460 | $6,420 | 37.3% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 213 | 51% | $1,072,533 | $5,035 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 85 | 20% | $180,332 | $2,122 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 92 | 22% | $43,389 | $472 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 274 | 65% | $1,296,254 | $4,731 |
| Federal student loans | 200 | 48% | $933,416 | $4,667 |
| Other student loans | 3 | 1% | $26,500 | $8,833 |
| Student loan aid | 201 | 48% | $959,916 | $4,776 |
| Total student aid | 351 | 84% | - | - |
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