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Thursday, November 28, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Purdue University Northwest

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.4 percent for 2018-19 at Purdue University Northwest, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Indiana residents paid $7,691 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $109 more than the $7,582 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 125.8 percent more than residents this year, or $17,367. Their price tag grew 1.4 percent from $17,129 in 2017-18.

About 91 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Indiana residents. And about 9 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 86 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 726 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.5 million and 446 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.2 million.

Including all undergraduates (10,473), 5,381 students used grants or scholarships totaling $30.3 million, and 3,665 students took out $23.6 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~9,530$0$0$7,582$7,691Inf%
Out-of-state~943$0$0$17,129$17,367Inf%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Purdue University Northwest in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants46243%$2,154,011$4,662
State / local grant or scholarship36834%$1,850,796$5,029
Institutional grants or scholarships35233%$1,518,460$4,314
Grant or scholarship aid total72668%$5,523,267$7,608
Federal student loans44341%$2,172,170$4,903
Other student loans91%$54,167$6,019
Student loan aid44642%$2,226,337$4,992
Total student aid91986%--

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