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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Northwest Missouri State University

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.4 percent for 2018-19 at Northwest Missouri State University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Missouri residents paid $7,844 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $187 more than the $7,657 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 67.8 percent more than residents this year, or $13,166. Their price tag grew 2 percent from $12,908 in 2017-18.

About 67 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Missouri residents. About 31 percent are residents of other states and 2 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,129 students received grants or scholarships totaling $9 million and 757 students took out student loans totaling more than $4.6 million.

Including all undergraduates (6,857), 4,194 students used grants or scholarships totaling $30.9 million, and 3,103 students took out $28.5 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~4,594$6,767$7,343$7,657$7,84415.9%
Out-of-state~2,126$11,823$12,513$12,908$13,16611.4%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Northwest Missouri State University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants45639%$2,000,068$4,386
State / local grant or scholarship42837%$899,692$2,102
Institutional grants or scholarships1,08393%$6,091,544$5,625
Grant or scholarship aid total1,12997%$8,991,304$7,964
Federal student loans74464%$4,139,952$5,564
Other student loans555%$459,662$8,357
Student loan aid75765%$4,599,614$6,076
Total student aid1,14398%--

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