Colorado residents paid $3,840 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $114 more than the $3,726 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 288.8 percent more than residents this year, or $14,928. Their price tag grew 3 percent from $14,491 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Colorado residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 71 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 655 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.8 million and 253 students took out student loans totaling more than $1 million.
Including all undergraduates (13,204), 5,341 students used grants or scholarships totaling $38.5 million, and 2,709 students took out $11.2 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 | ~13,072 | $3,240 | $3,536 | $3,726 | $3,840 | 18.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~132 | $12,538 | $13,730 | $14,491 | $14,928 | 19.1% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 597 | 56% | $3,090,332 | $5,176 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 527 | 49% | $1,568,282 | $2,976 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 85 | 8% | $97,230 | $1,144 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 655 | 61% | $4,755,844 | $7,261 |
| Federal student loans | 250 | 23% | $967,051 | $3,868 |
| Other student loans | 7 | 1% | $63,602 | $9,086 |
| Student loan aid | 253 | 24% | $1,030,653 | $4,074 |
| Total student aid | 765 | 71% | - | - |
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