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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Lewis-Clark State College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 4.5 percent for 2018-19 at Lewis-Clark State College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Idaho residents paid $6,618 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $284 more than the $6,334 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 190.7 percent more than residents this year, or $19,236. Their price tag grew 4.5 percent from $18,410 in 2017-18.

About 78 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Idaho residents. And about 21 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 96 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 472 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.1 million and 280 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.4 million.

Including all undergraduates (3,684), 2,514 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13.6 million, and 1,565 students took out $10.1 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~2,874$6,000$6,120$6,334$6,61810.3%
Out-of-state~774$17,000$17,620$18,410$19,23613.2%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Lewis-Clark State College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants27251%$1,304,259$4,795
State / local grant or scholarship11722%$370,426$3,166
Institutional grants or scholarships36969%$1,467,185$3,976
Grant or scholarship aid total47289%$3,141,870$6,657
Federal student loans27752%$1,311,728$4,735
Other student loans163%$135,232$8,452
Student loan aid28053%$1,446,960$5,168
Total student aid51296%--

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