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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.4 percent for 2018-19 at Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Indiana residents paid $8,450 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $120 more than the $8,330 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 140.1 percent more than residents this year, or $20,288. Their price tag grew 1.4 percent from $20,005 in 2017-18.

About 91 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Indiana residents. About 6 percent are residents of other states and 2 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 90 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,043 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8.4 million and 729 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.8 million.

Including all undergraduates (10,139), 5,147 students used grants or scholarships totaling $35.6 million, and 3,706 students took out $21.6 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~9,226$8,080$8,213$8,330$8,4504.6%
Out-of-state~608$19,408$19,727$20,005$20,2884.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants68646%$3,118,955$4,547
State / local grant or scholarship65945%$3,872,934$5,877
Institutional grants or scholarships41028%$1,365,671$3,331
Grant or scholarship aid total1,04370%$8,357,560$8,013
Federal student loans71348%$3,142,140$4,407
Other student loans815%$631,885$7,801
Student loan aid72949%$3,774,025$5,177
Total student aid1,32990%--

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