Cost of college went up for all students at Miami University-Oxford

In-state tuition and fees rose 1.5 percent for 2017-18 at Miami University-Oxford, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Ohio residents paid $14,958 to attend the four-year public institution this year $222 more than the $14,736 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 128.7 percent more than residents this year, or $34,211. Their price tag grew 5.1 percent from $32,555 in 2016-17.

About 56 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Ohio residents. About 37 percent are residents of other states and 7 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 79 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,563 students received grants or scholarships totaling $27.72 million and 1,506 students took out student loans totaling more than $12.09 million.

Including all undergraduates, 10,068 students used grants or scholarships totaling $95.04 million. Another 5,843 took out $38.1 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
~11,030
$14,287
$14,287
$14,736
$14,958
4.7%
Out-of-state
~7,288
$30,391
$30,987
$32,555
$34,211
12.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Miami University-Oxford 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
422
11%
$1,999,481
$4,738
State / local grant or scholarship
207
5%
$253,254
$1,223
Institutional grants or scholarships
2,484
65%
$25,469,430
$10,253
Grant or scholarship aid total
2,563
67%
$27,722,165
$10,816
Federal student loans
1,482
39%
$8,222,376
$5,548
Other student loans
250
7%
$3,869,138
$15,477
Student loan aid
1,506
40%
$12,091,514
$8,029
Total student aid
3,020
79%