Kansas residents paid $6,758 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $413 more than the $6,345 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 205.9 percent more than residents this year, or $20,675. Their price tag grew 3.8 percent from $19,918 in 2017-18.
About 91 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Kansas residents. And about 9 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 547 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.4 million and 461 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.8 million.
Including all undergraduates (5,796), 2,772 students used grants or scholarships totaling $18.2 million, and 2,311 students took out $16.1 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 | ~5,274 | $5,936 | $6,179 | $6,345 | $6,758 | 13.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~522 | $18,524 | $19,392 | $19,918 | $20,675 | 11.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 247 | 41% | $1,123,190 | $4,547 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 158 | 26% | $166,550 | $1,054 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 487 | 81% | $2,099,064 | $4,310 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 547 | 91% | $3,388,804 | $6,195 |
| Federal student loans | 454 | 75% | $2,627,697 | $5,788 |
| Other student loans | 18 | 3% | $187,165 | $10,398 |
| Student loan aid | 461 | 76% | $2,814,862 | $6,106 |
| Total student aid | 591 | 98% | - | - |
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