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Cost of college went up for all students at Saint Cloud State University

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In-state tuition and fees rose 0.4 percent for 2018-19 at Saint Cloud State University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Minnesota residents paid $8,265 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $37 more than the $8,228 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 99.6 percent more than residents this year, or $16,499. Their price tag grew 0.2 percent from $16,462 in 2017-18.

About 82 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Minnesota residents. About 13 percent are residents of other states and 5 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 86 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,061 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.9 million and 896 students took out student loans totaling more than $7.1 million.

Including all undergraduates (13,928), 6,359 students used grants or scholarships totaling $34.6 million, and 5,418 students took out $36.2 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~11,421$7,814$7,910$8,228$8,2655.8%
Out-of-state~1,811$15,732$15,828$16,462$16,4994.9%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Saint Cloud State University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants59141%$2,728,595$4,617
State / local grant or scholarship64344%$1,594,185$2,479
Institutional grants or scholarships59541%$1,568,772$2,637
Grant or scholarship aid total1,06173%$5,891,552$5,553
Federal student loans88461%$5,194,514$5,876
Other student loans22215%$1,892,771$8,526
Student loan aid89661%$7,087,285$7,910
Total student aid1,26086%--

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