Cost of college went up for all students at University of South Dakota

In-state tuition and fees rose 3.7 percent for 2017-18 at University of South Dakota, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

South Dakota residents paid $8,772 to attend the four-year public institution this year $315 more than the $8,457 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 37 percent more than residents this year, or $12,019. Their price tag grew 2.8 percent from $11,688 in 2016-17.

About 61 percent of the school's undergraduate population are South Dakota residents. And about 36 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, 956 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.61 million and 807 students took out student loans totaling more than $5.7 million.

Including all undergraduates, 4,190 students used grants or scholarships totaling $20.48 million. Another 4,034 took out $26.84 million in federal student loans.

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