Kansas residents paid $3,240 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $168 more than the $3,072 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 17.6 percent more than residents this year, or $3,810. Their price tag grew 3.5 percent from $3,680 in 2017-18.
About 70 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Kansas residents. About 24 percent are residents of other states and 6 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 96 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 399 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.9 million and 147 students took out student loans totaling more than $581,091.
Including all undergraduates (1,917), 1,407 students used grants or scholarships totaling $5.8 million, and 369 students took out $1.7 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 | ~1,342 | $2,816 | $2,880 | $3,072 | $3,240 | 15.1% |
| Out-of-state | ~460 | $3,424 | $3,488 | $3,680 | $3,810 | 11.3% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 270 | 53% | $1,316,942 | $4,878 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 145 | 28% | $277,645 | $1,915 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 136 | 27% | $262,743 | $1,932 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 399 | 78% | $1,857,330 | $4,655 |
| Federal student loans | 147 | 29% | $581,091 | $3,953 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 147 | 29% | $581,091 | $3,953 |
| Total student aid | 487 | 96% | - | - |
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