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Cost of college went up for all students at Northern Michigan University

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In-state tuition and fees rose 4.8 percent for 2018-19 at Northern Michigan University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Michigan residents paid $10,729 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $489 more than the $10,240 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 51.2 percent more than residents this year, or $16,225. Their price tag grew 3.1 percent from $15,736 in 2017-18.

About 71 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Michigan residents. About 27 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,222 students received grants or scholarships totaling $10.3 million and 1,004 students took out student loans totaling more than $7.1 million.

Including all undergraduates (7,595), 5,567 students used grants or scholarships totaling $40.7 million, and 4,190 students took out $27 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~5,392$9,620$9,766$10,240$10,72911.5%
Out-of-state~2,051$15,020$15,262$15,736$16,2258%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Northern Michigan University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants62142%$3,023,688$4,869
State / local grant or scholarship31521%$2,645,547$8,399
Institutional grants or scholarships1,02469%$4,662,345$4,553
Grant or scholarship aid total1,22282%$10,331,580$8,455
Federal student loans98966%$5,301,386$5,360
Other student loans18012%$1,846,210$10,257
Student loan aid1,00467%$7,147,596$7,119
Total student aid1,37993%--

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