Missouri residents paid $5,220 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $210 more than the $5,010 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 31 percent more than residents this year, or $6,840. Their price tag grew 3.6 percent from $6,600 in 2017-18.
About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Missouri residents. And about 4 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 89 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 723 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.6 million and 125 students took out student loans totaling more than $379,566.
Including all undergraduates (5,202), 2,694 students used grants or scholarships totaling $12.1 million, and 972 students took out $4.6 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 | ~4,994 | $4,590 | $4,770 | $5,010 | $5,220 | 13.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~208 | $6,120 | $6,360 | $6,600 | $6,840 | 11.8% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 468 | 54% | $2,100,380 | $4,488 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 505 | 58% | $1,420,824 | $2,814 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 101 | 12% | $96,527 | $956 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 723 | 83% | $3,617,731 | $5,004 |
| Federal student loans | 124 | 14% | $377,066 | $3,041 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 125 | 14% | $379,566 | $3,037 |
| Total student aid | 772 | 89% | - | - |
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