Minnesota students paid $5,765 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $6 more than the $5,759 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 85 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 332 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.6 million and 252 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (3,298), 2,235 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.2 million, and 1,229 students took out $7.1 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~3,100 | $5,406 | $5,370 | $5,759 | $5,765 | 6.6% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Ridgewater College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 274 | 51% | $1,155,641 | $4,218 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 272 | 50% | $396,704 | $1,458 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | - | 0% | - | - |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 332 | 61% | $1,553,733 | $4,680 |
| Federal student loans | 250 | 46% | $1,224,056 | $4,896 |
| Other student loans | 10 | 2% | $72,398 | $7,240 |
| Student loan aid | 252 | 47% | $1,296,454 | $5,145 |
| Total student aid | 461 | 85% | - | - |
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