Cost of college went up for all students at Emporia State University

In-state tuition and fees rose 2.7 percent for 2017-18 at Emporia State University, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Kansas residents paid $6,345 to attend the four-year public institution this year $166 more than the $6,179 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 213.9 percent more than residents this year, or $19,918. Their price tag grew 2.7 percent from $19,392 in 2016-17.

About 86 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Kansas residents. About 10 percent are residents of other states and 4 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 95 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 596 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.59 million and 532 students took out student loans totaling more than $5.51 million.

Including all undergraduates, 2,880 students used grants or scholarships totaling $16.93 million. Another 2,141 took out $8.89 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
In-state
~5,063
$5,746
$5,936
$6,179
$6,345
10.4%
Out-of-state
~589
$17,896
$18,524
$19,392
$19,918
11.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Emporia State University 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
265
36%
$1,184,351
$4,469
State / local grant or scholarship
126
17%
$140,927
$1,118
Institutional grants or scholarships
479
66%
$1,267,548
$2,646
Grant or scholarship aid total
596
82%
$2,592,826
$4,350
Federal student loans
528
72%
$2,889,378
$5,472
Other student loans
339
46%
$2,623,938
$7,740
Student loan aid
532
73%
$5,513,316
$10,363
Total student aid
695
95%