Arkansas residents paid $3,380 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $72 more than the $3,308 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 20.6 percent more than residents this year, or $4,076. Their price tag grew 1.8 percent from $4,004 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Arkansas residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 92 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 366 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.7 million and 72 students took out student loans totaling more than $305,834.
Including all undergraduates (1,902), 1,461 students used grants or scholarships totaling $5.9 million, and 432 students took out $2.1 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 | ~1,883 | $2,900 | $3,188 | $3,308 | $3,380 | 16.6% |
| Out-of-state | ~19 | $3,788 | $3,980 | $4,004 | $4,076 | 7.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 264 | 63% | $1,205,300 | $4,566 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 197 | 47% | $187,427 | $951 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 192 | 46% | $260,357 | $1,356 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 366 | 88% | $1,653,084 | $4,517 |
| Federal student loans | 72 | 17% | $303,796 | $4,219 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 72 | 17% | $305,834 | $4,248 |
| Total student aid | 386 | 92% | - | - |
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