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Cost of college went up for all students at Utah Valley University

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.3 percent for 2018-19 at Utah Valley University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Utah residents paid $5,726 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $74 more than the $5,652 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 184.6 percent more than residents this year, or $16,296. Their price tag grew 1.4 percent from $16,066 in 2017-18.

About 80 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Utah residents. About 17 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 75 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,053 students received grants or scholarships totaling $14 million and 540 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.1 million.

Including all undergraduates (39,931), 16,702 students used grants or scholarships totaling $100.6 million, and 5,587 students took out $40 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~31,945$5,386$5,530$5,652$5,7266.3%
Out-of-state~6,788$15,202$15,690$16,066$16,2967.2%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Utah Valley University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants93731%$4,722,210$5,040
State / local grant or scholarship44114%$714,594$1,620
Institutional grants or scholarships1,37445%$8,584,149$6,248
Grant or scholarship aid total2,05367%$14,020,953$6,829
Federal student loans52817%$2,790,441$5,285
Other student loans271%$300,706$11,137
Student loan aid54018%$3,091,147$5,724
Total student aid2,27875%--

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