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

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In-state tuition and fees rose 14.2 percent for 2018-19 at Ohio University-Southern Campus, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Ohio residents paid $5,490 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $684 more than the $4,806 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 54.5 percent more than residents this year, or $8,482. Their price tag grew 26.3 percent from $6,718 in 2017-18.

About 83 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Ohio residents. And about 17 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 88 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 149 students received grants or scholarships totaling $689,611 and 105 students took out student loans totaling more than $376,782.

Including all undergraduates (1,235), 996 students used grants or scholarships totaling $4.2 million, and 835 students took out $3.8 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~1,025$4,900$4,872$4,806$5,49012%
Out-of-state~210$6,878$6,718$6,718$8,48223.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Ohio University-Southern Campus in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants11759%$527,323$4,507
State / local grant or scholarship74%$935$134
Institutional grants or scholarships7438%$161,353$2,180
Grant or scholarship aid total14976%$689,611$4,628
Federal student loans10553%$373,282$3,555
Other student loans-1%--
Student loan aid10553%$376,782$3,588
Total student aid17488%--

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