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

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In-state tuition and fees rose 3.2 percent for 2018-19 at Southeast Missouri State University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Missouri residents paid $7,418 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $233 more than the $7,185 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 77.3 percent more than residents this year, or $13,155. Their price tag grew 3.4 percent from $12,720 in 2017-18.

About 78 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Missouri residents. About 19 percent are residents of other states and 3 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, 1,527 students received grants or scholarships totaling $11.2 million and 929 students took out student loans totaling more than $5.8 million.

Including all undergraduates (11,071), 8,282 students used grants or scholarships totaling $48.1 million, and 4,687 students took out $30.3 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~8,635$6,990$6,990$7,185$7,4186.1%
Out-of-state~2,103$12,375$12,375$12,720$13,1556.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Southeast 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 grants64138%$3,057,181$4,769
State / local grant or scholarship65639%$1,328,082$2,025
Institutional grants or scholarships1,31678%$6,807,606$5,173
Grant or scholarship aid total1,52790%$11,192,869$7,330
Federal student loans92255%$5,167,478$5,605
Other student loans714%$612,645$8,629
Student loan aid92955%$5,780,123$6,222
Total student aid1,62196%--

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