Kansas residents paid $3,300 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $52 more than the $3,248 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 97.3 percent more than residents this year, or $6,510. Their price tag was reduced 19.1 percent from $8,048 in 2017-18.
About 84 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Kansas residents. And about 16 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 73 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 383 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2 million and 133 students took out student loans totaling more than $636,783.
Including all undergraduates (5,885), 2,787 students used grants or scholarships totaling $15 million, and 800 students took out $3.9 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 | ~4,943 | $3,240 | $3,240 | $3,248 | $3,300 | 1.9% |
| Out-of-state | ~942 | $8,040 | $8,040 | $8,048 | $6,510 | -19% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 320 | 54% | $1,668,819 | $5,215 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 105 | 18% | $373,930 | $3,561 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 383 | 64% | $2,042,749 | $5,334 |
| Federal student loans | 133 | 22% | $636,783 | $4,788 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 133 | 22% | $636,783 | $4,788 |
| Total student aid | 432 | 73% | - | - |
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