Kansas students paid $7,632 to attend the public school this year – $720 more than the $6,912 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 74 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 124 students received grants or scholarships totaling $469,779 and 61 students took out student loans totaling more than $282,784.
Including all undergraduates (1,417), 1,175 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.5 million, and 290 students took out $1.6 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 | ~1,403 | $5,568 | $6,192 | $6,912 | $7,632 | 37.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Washburn Institute of Technology 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 | 86 | 43% | $372,218 | $4,328 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 22 | 11% | $51,421 | $2,337 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 44 | 22% | $46,140 | $1,049 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 124 | 62% | $469,779 | $3,789 |
| Federal student loans | 61 | 31% | $282,784 | $4,636 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 61 | 31% | $282,784 | $4,636 |
| Total student aid | 147 | 74% | - | - |
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