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Cost of college went up for all students at Loras College

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Tuition and fees rose 3.9 percent for 2018-19 at Loras College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Iowa students paid $34,184 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,298 more than the $32,886 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, 336 students received grants or scholarships totaling $7.7 million and 227 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.7 million.

Including all undergraduates (1,489), 1,360 students used grants or scholarships totaling $29.4 million, and 912 students took out $6.5 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~566$30,628$31,525$32,886$34,18411.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Loras College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants10030%$458,008$4,580
State / local grant or scholarship6921%$391,416$5,673
Institutional grants or scholarships336100%$6,883,160$20,486
Grant or scholarship aid total336100%$7,732,584$23,014
Federal student loans22768%$1,356,307$5,975
Other student loans4012%$321,166$8,029
Student loan aid22768%$1,677,473$7,390
Total student aid336100%--

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