Kansas students paid $26,000 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,015 more than the $24,985 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 218 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.5 million and 188 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (651), 603 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9 million, and 477 students took out $4.8 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~299 | $23,350 | $24,250 | $24,985 | $26,000 | 11.3% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Sterling College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 118 | 54% | $499,291 | $4,231 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 57 | 26% | $161,078 | $2,826 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 218 | 100% | $2,831,200 | $12,987 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 218 | 100% | $3,491,569 | $16,016 |
| Federal student loans | 174 | 80% | $1,599,914 | $9,195 |
| Other student loans | 14 | 6% | $142,711 | $10,194 |
| Student loan aid | 188 | 86% | $1,742,625 | $9,269 |
| Total student aid | 218 | 100% | - | - |
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