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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at the University of Missouri-Kansas City

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.1 percent for 2018-19 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Missouri residents paid $8,178 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $167 more than the $8,011 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 147.1 percent more than residents this year, or $20,207. Their price tag grew 2.1 percent from $19,793 in 2017-18.

About 69 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Missouri residents. About 27 percent are residents of other states and 4 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,036 students received grants or scholarships totaling $7.4 million and 593 students took out student loans totaling more than $4 million.

Including all undergraduates (16,375), 5,601 students used grants or scholarships totaling $43.5 million, and 3,975 students took out $37.3 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~11,299$7,837$7,846$8,011$8,1784.4%
Out-of-state~4,421$18,366$18,886$19,793$20,20710%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants46438%$2,183,325$4,705
State / local grant or scholarship49340%$1,059,306$2,149
Institutional grants or scholarships91475%$4,117,019$4,504
Grant or scholarship aid total1,03685%$7,359,650$7,104
Federal student loans58148%$3,307,682$5,693
Other student loans696%$672,850$9,751
Student loan aid59349%$3,980,532$6,713
Total student aid1,14094%--

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