Cost of college went up for all students at University of Mary

Tuition and fees rose 4.5 percent for 2017-18 at University of Mary, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

North Dakota students paid $18,224 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $779 more than the $17,445 charged for 2016-17.

Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 405 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.88 million and 282 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.34 million.

Including all undergraduates, 1,726 students used grants or scholarships totaling $14.6 million. Another 1,210 took out $8.03 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
~1,500
$15,665
$16,685
$17,445
$18,224
16.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of Mary in 2015-16.
Type of Aid
Number of students receiving aid
Percent receiving aid
Total amount of aid received
Average amount of aid per student
Federal grants
88
22%
$432,376
$4,913
State / local grant or scholarship
135
33%
$291,180
$2,157
Institutional grants or scholarships
405
100%
$3,151,883
$7,782
Grant or scholarship aid total
405
100%
$3,875,439
$9,569
Federal student loans
272
67%
$1,451,669
$5,337
Other student loans
101
25%
$885,596
$8,768
Student loan aid
282
70%
$2,337,265
$8,288
Total student aid
405
100%