Cost of college went down for non-resident students at University of New Orleans

In-state tuition and fees was unchanged for 2017-18 at University of New Orleans, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Louisiana residents paid $8,484 to attend the four-year public institution in both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.

Non-residents paid 57 percent more than residents this year, or $13,320. Their price tag was reduced 40.3 percent from $22,301 in 2016-17.

About 90 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Louisiana residents. About 8 percent are residents of other states and 2 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 91 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 766 students received grants or scholarships totaling $7.05 million and 379 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.95 million.

Including all undergraduates, 3,612 students used grants or scholarships totaling $29.73 million. Another 2,179 took out $13.62 million in federal student loans.

The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of New Orleans in 2015-16.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the cost of attendance, which includes both tuition and fees.