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Cost of college went up for all students at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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In-state tuition and fees rose 5.7 percent for 2018-19 at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Oklahoma residents paid $7,471 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $405 more than the $7,066 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 94.9 percent more than residents this year, or $14,558. Their price tag grew 2.6 percent from $14,183 in 2017-18.

About 72 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Oklahoma residents. About 26 percent are residents of other states and 2 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 90 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 257 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.6 million and 149 students took out student loans totaling more than $677,223.

Including all undergraduates (1,992), 1,578 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.3 million, and 796 students took out $4.4 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~1,434$6,112$6,690$7,066$7,47122.2%
Out-of-state~518$12,562$13,538$14,183$14,55815.9%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants16047%$764,120$4,776
State / local grant or scholarship6619%$309,242$4,685
Institutional grants or scholarships19156%$542,925$2,843
Grant or scholarship aid total25775%$1,616,287$6,289
Federal student loans14943%$677,223$4,545
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid14943%$677,223$4,545
Total student aid30990%--

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