Nebraska students paid $20,350 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $400 more than the $19,950 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 98 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.5 million and 51 students took out student loans totaling more than $297,279.
Including all undergraduates (1,168), 707 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.5 million, and 560 students took out $4.5 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 | |
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In-state | ~888 | $28,964 | $29,954 | $19,950 | $20,350 | -29.7% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the College of Saint Mary 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 |
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Federal grants | 29 | 29% | $164,259 | $5,664 |
State / local grant or scholarship | 22 | 22% | $26,400 | $1,200 |
Institutional grants or scholarships | 98 | 97% | $1,288,685 | $13,150 |
Grant or scholarship aid total | 98 | 97% | $1,479,344 | $15,095 |
Federal student loans | 51 | 50% | $263,155 | $5,160 |
Other student loans | 3 | 3% | $34,124 | $11,375 |
Student loan aid | 51 | 50% | $297,279 | $5,829 |
Total student aid | 98 | 97% | - | - |