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Cost of college went up for all students at Minnesota State University Moorhead

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In-state tuition and fees rose 0.3 percent for 2018-19 at Minnesota State University Moorhead, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Minnesota residents paid $8,496 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $28 more than the $8,468 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 87.2 percent more than residents this year, or $15,906. Their price tag grew 0.2 percent from $15,878 in 2017-18.

About 65 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Minnesota residents. About 31 percent are residents of other states and 3 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 92 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 650 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.1 million and 597 students took out student loans totaling more than $5.5 million.

Including all undergraduates (5,860), 2,951 students used grants or scholarships totaling $14.5 million, and 2,884 students took out $19.3 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state3,809$8,096$8,114$8,468$8,4964.9%
Out-of-state~1,817$15,232$15,250$15,878$15,9064.4%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Minnesota State University Moorhead in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants28334%$1,266,196$4,474
State / local grant or scholarship31238%$869,471$2,787
Institutional grants or scholarships48358%$985,705$2,041
Grant or scholarship aid total65078%$3,121,372$4,802
Federal student loans58370%$3,400,513$5,833
Other student loans22727%$2,056,435$9,059
Student loan aid59772%$5,456,948$9,141
Total student aid76792%--

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