Kentucky residents paid $4,328 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $168 more than the $4,160 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 234.6 percent more than residents this year, or $14,480. Their price tag grew 4.3 percent from $13,880 in 2017-18.
About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Kentucky residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 876 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4 million and 210 students took out student loans totaling more than $950,155.
Including all undergraduates (11,699), 9,394 students used grants or scholarships totaling $29.7 million, and 2,420 students took out $12.9 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 | ~11,465 | $3,704 | $4,016 | $4,160 | $4,328 | 16.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~234 | $12,536 | $13,376 | $13,880 | $14,480 | 15.5% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 539 | 55% | $2,506,764 | $4,651 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 772 | 79% | $1,353,007 | $1,753 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 51 | 5% | $183,026 | $3,589 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 876 | 90% | $4,042,797 | $4,615 |
| Federal student loans | 210 | 21% | $950,155 | $4,525 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 210 | 21% | $950,155 | $4,525 |
| Total student aid | 905 | 93% | - | - |
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