Montana residents paid $6,180 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $170 more than the $6,010 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 93.3 percent more than residents this year, or $11,948. Their price tag grew 1.4 percent from $11,778 in 2017-18.
About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Montana residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 75 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 183 students received grants or scholarships totaling $867,319 and 69 students took out student loans totaling more than $364,129.
Including all undergraduates (2,351), 1,111 students used grants or scholarships totaling $4.4 million, and 382 students took out $2.1 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,257 | $5,337 | $5,486 | $6,010 | $6,180 | 15.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~71 | $11,105 | $11,254 | $11,778 | $11,948 | 7.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 125 | 43% | $554,131 | $4,433 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 14 | 5% | $71,065 | $5,076 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 95 | 33% | $242,123 | $2,549 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 183 | 63% | $867,319 | $4,739 |
| Federal student loans | 69 | 24% | $334,129 | $4,842 |
| Other student loans | - | 1% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 69 | 24% | $364,129 | $5,277 |
| Total student aid | 219 | 75% | - | - |
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