Kansas residents paid $5,130 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $121 more than the $5,009 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 196.5 percent more than residents this year, or $15,210. Their price tag grew 2.5 percent from $14,832 in 2017-18.
About 79 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Kansas residents. About 20 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 880 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.2 million and 575 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.2 million.
Including all undergraduates (15,523), 5,467 students used grants or scholarships totaling $25.3 million, and 4,817 students took out $33.6 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~12,263 | $4,654 | $4,884 | $5,009 | $5,130 | 10.2% |
| Out-of-state | ~3,105 | $13,657 | $14,426 | $14,832 | $15,210 | 11.4% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 400 | 41% | $1,741,995 | $4,355 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 137 | 14% | $154,474 | $1,128 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 729 | 75% | $2,292,556 | $3,145 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 880 | 90% | $4,189,025 | $4,760 |
| Federal student loans | 570 | 58% | $3,001,574 | $5,266 |
| Other student loans | 24 | 2% | $159,796 | $6,658 |
| Student loan aid | 575 | 59% | $3,161,370 | $5,498 |
| Total student aid | 954 | 98% | - | - |
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