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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Missouri State University-Springfield

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1 percent for 2018-19 at Missouri State University-Springfield, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Missouri residents paid $7,376 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $70 more than the $7,306 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 107.8 percent more than residents this year, or $15,326. Their price tag grew 3.9 percent from $14,746 in 2017-18.

About 86 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Missouri residents. About 13 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 91 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,345 students received grants or scholarships totaling $12.7 million and 1,901 students took out student loans totaling more than $13 million.

Including all undergraduates (23,697), 10,835 students used grants or scholarships totaling $61.2 million, and 9,494 students took out $62 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~20,379$7,060$7,060$7,306$7,3764.5%
Out-of-state~3,081$13,930$14,110$14,746$15,32610%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Missouri State University-Springfield in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants97931%$4,566,502$4,664
State / local grant or scholarship1,19438%$2,367,007$1,982
Institutional grants or scholarships1,84358%$5,727,316$3,108
Grant or scholarship aid total2,34574%$12,660,825$5,399
Federal student loans1,87559%$9,918,767$5,290
Other student loans33010%$3,083,315$9,343
Student loan aid1,90160%$13,002,082$6,840
Total student aid2,90891%--

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