Wisconsin residents paid $4,407 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $66 more than the $4,341 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 47.8 percent more than residents this year, or $6,512. Their price tag grew 3 percent from $6,324 in 2017-18.
About 95 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Wisconsin residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 61 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 313 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.3 million and 244 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (15,250), 5,892 students used grants or scholarships totaling $17.2 million, and 3,844 students took out $23.2 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 | ~14,488 | $4,217 | $4,281 | $4,341 | $4,407 | 4.5% |
| Out-of-state | 305 | $6,143 | $6,236 | $6,324 | $6,512 | 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 | 229 | 32% | $972,435 | $4,246 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 183 | 26% | $189,000 | $1,033 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 141 | 20% | $177,320 | $1,258 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 313 | 44% | $1,338,755 | $4,277 |
| Federal student loans | 243 | 34% | $1,252,260 | $5,153 |
| Other student loans | 4 | 1% | $16,031 | $4,008 |
| Student loan aid | 244 | 34% | $1,268,291 | $5,198 |
| Total student aid | 434 | 61% | - | - |
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