Minnesota students paid $8,696 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $19 more than the $8,677 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 578 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3 million and 510 students took out student loans totaling more than $4 million.
Including all undergraduates (5,111), 2,789 students used grants or scholarships totaling $15.9 million, and 2,678 students took out $17.4 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~4,447 | $8,366 | $8,394 | $8,677 | $8,696 | 3.9% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Bemidji State University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 233 | 31% | $1,129,005 | $4,846 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 300 | 41% | $839,525 | $2,798 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 409 | 55% | $1,060,739 | $2,593 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 578 | 78% | $3,029,269 | $5,241 |
| Federal student loans | 501 | 68% | $2,744,802 | $5,479 |
| Other student loans | 140 | 19% | $1,214,413 | $8,674 |
| Student loan aid | 510 | 69% | $3,959,215 | $7,763 |
| Total student aid | 692 | 94% | - | - |
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