Kentucky residents paid $4,328 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $168 more than the $4,160 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 234.6 percent more than residents this year, or $14,480. Their price tag grew 4.3 percent from $13,880 in 2017-18.
About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Kentucky residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 91 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,122 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.1 million and 362 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (9,525), 6,887 students used grants or scholarships totaling $25.2 million, and 2,442 students took out $12.1 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 | ~9,335 | $3,704 | $4,016 | $4,160 | $4,328 | 16.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~191 | $12,536 | $13,376 | $13,880 | $14,480 | 15.5% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 676 | 53% | $3,146,525 | $4,655 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 985 | 77% | $1,798,642 | $1,826 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 94 | 7% | $178,264 | $1,896 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,122 | 88% | $5,123,431 | $4,566 |
| Federal student loans | 362 | 28% | $1,598,842 | $4,417 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 362 | 28% | $1,598,842 | $4,417 |
| Total student aid | 1,160 | 91% | - | - |
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