Missouri residents paid $4,870 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $150 more than the $4,720 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 32 percent more than residents this year, or $6,430. Their price tag grew 2.4 percent from $6,280 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Missouri residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 95 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 545 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3 million and 124 students took out student loans totaling more than $554,799.
Including all undergraduates (2,885), 2,169 students used grants or scholarships totaling $8.5 million, and 558 students took out $2.9 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 | ~2,798 | $4,240 | $4,300 | $4,720 | $4,870 | 14.9% |
| Out-of-state | ~58 | $5,620 | $5,770 | $6,280 | $6,430 | 14.4% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 337 | 57% | $1,653,236 | $4,906 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 368 | 62% | $778,157 | $2,115 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 107 | 18% | $529,783 | $4,951 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 545 | 92% | $2,961,176 | $5,433 |
| Federal student loans | 124 | 21% | $554,799 | $4,474 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 124 | 21% | $554,799 | $4,474 |
| Total student aid | 564 | 95% | - | - |
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