Iowa residents paid $4,680 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $150 more than the $4,530 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 100 percent more than residents this year, or $9,360. Their price tag grew 3.3 percent from $9,060 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Iowa residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 72 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,006 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.4 million and 839 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (23,474), 5,413 students used grants or scholarships totaling $20.4 million, and 4,544 students took out $21.3 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 | ~23,239 | $3,913 | $4,410 | $4,530 | $4,680 | 19.6% |
| Out-of-state | ~235 | $7,825 | $8,820 | $9,060 | $9,360 | 19.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 792 | 42% | $3,539,071 | $4,469 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 250 | 13% | $435,405 | $1,742 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 294 | 16% | $388,607 | $1,322 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,006 | 53% | $4,363,083 | $4,337 |
| Federal student loans | 834 | 44% | $3,414,052 | $4,094 |
| Other student loans | 30 | 2% | $194,347 | $6,478 |
| Student loan aid | 839 | 44% | $3,608,399 | $4,301 |
| Total student aid | 1,358 | 72% | - | - |
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