Kansas residents paid $10,383 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $248 more than the $10,135 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 149.3 percent more than residents this year, or $25,887. Their price tag grew 1.5 percent from $25,492 in 2017-18.
About 79 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Kansas residents. About 19 percent are residents of other states and 2 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 89 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,624 students received grants or scholarships totaling $17.8 million and 1,603 students took out student loans totaling more than $10.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (22,221), 11,432 students used grants or scholarships totaling $73.5 million, and 8,523 students took out $56.3 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 | ~17,555 | $9,350 | $9,874 | $10,135 | $10,383 | 11% |
| Out-of-state | ~4,222 | $23,429 | $24,775 | $25,492 | $25,887 | 10.5% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 697 | 21% | $2,976,843 | $4,271 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 496 | 15% | $691,616 | $1,394 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 2,474 | 75% | $14,162,969 | $5,725 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 2,624 | 79% | $17,831,428 | $6,796 |
| Federal student loans | 1,581 | 48% | $8,702,607 | $5,504 |
| Other student loans | 163 | 5% | $1,849,630 | $11,347 |
| Student loan aid | 1,603 | 48% | $10,552,237 | $6,583 |
| Total student aid | 2,952 | 89% | - | - |
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