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Cost of college went up for all students at Ohio University-Main Campus

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.5 percent for 2018-19 at Ohio University-Main Campus, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Ohio residents paid $12,192 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $296 more than the $11,896 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 77.6 percent more than residents this year, or $21,656. Their price tag grew 1.4 percent from $21,360 in 2017-18.

About 86 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Ohio residents. About 13 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 3,391 students received grants or scholarships totaling $22 million and 2,674 students took out student loans totaling more than $22.2 million.

Including all undergraduates (28,480), 13,909 students used grants or scholarships totaling $86 million, and 13,412 students took out $86.1 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~24,493$11,548$11,744$11,896$12,1925.6%
Out-of-state~3,702$20,512$21,208$21,360$21,6565.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Ohio University-Main Campus in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants1,15829%$5,366,810$4,635
State / local grant or scholarship74018%$1,294,380$1,749
Institutional grants or scholarships3,23680%$15,344,209$4,742
Grant or scholarship aid total3,39184%$22,005,399$6,489
Federal student loans2,64365%$14,622,288$5,532
Other student loans54914%$7,581,372$13,809
Student loan aid2,67466%$22,203,660$8,304
Total student aid3,77894%--

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