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Cost of college went up for resident students at Bismarck State College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 4.2 percent for 2018-19 at Bismarck State College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

North Dakota residents paid $3,992 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $160 more than the $3,832 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 40 percent more than residents this year, or $5,588. Their price tag was reduced 37.2 percent from $8,896 in 2017-18.

About 93 percent of the school's undergraduate population are North Dakota residents. And about 6 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 83 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 449 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.7 million and 379 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.1 million.

Including all undergraduates (3,778), 1,463 students used grants or scholarships totaling $5.8 million, and 1,136 students took out $6.4 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~3,514$3,604$3,659$3,832$3,99210.8%
Out-of-state~227$8,383$8,528$8,896$5,588-33.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Bismarck State College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants19025%$813,375$4,281
State / local grant or scholarship36548%$648,857$1,778
Institutional grants or scholarships16321%$265,536$1,629
Grant or scholarship aid total44959%$1,727,768$3,848
Federal student loans36748%$1,761,127$4,799
Other student loans618%$358,324$5,874
Student loan aid37950%$2,119,451$5,592
Total student aid63583%--

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