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Cost of college went up for all students at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.5 percent for 2018-19 at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Colorado residents paid $8,523 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $209 more than the $8,314 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 135.4 percent more than residents this year, or $20,067. Their price tag grew 2.9 percent from $19,498 in 2017-18.

About 84 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Colorado residents. And about 15 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 84 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,331 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8 million and 906 students took out student loans totaling more than $5.7 million.

Including all undergraduates (13,123), 4,422 students used grants or scholarships totaling $21.4 million, and 4,675 students took out $31.2 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~11,023$7,692$8,042$8,314$8,52310.8%
Out-of-state~1,968$17,988$18,770$19,498$20,06711.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants60931%$2,794,946$4,589
State / local grant or scholarship37719%$1,316,848$3,493
Institutional grants or scholarships1,08556%$3,920,897$3,614
Grant or scholarship aid total1,33169%$8,032,691$6,035
Federal student loans88446%$4,480,677$5,069
Other student loans854%$1,239,669$14,584
Student loan aid90647%$5,720,346$6,314
Total student aid1,63184%--

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