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 90 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 $1.4 million and 106 students took out student loans totaling more than $447,374.
Including all undergraduates (4,093), 3,076 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.9 million, and 1,055 students took out $5.3 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 | ~4,011 | $3,704 | $4,016 | $4,160 | $4,328 | 16.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~82 | $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 | 180 | 49% | $860,480 | $4,780 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 272 | 74% | $480,492 | $1,767 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 25 | 7% | $77,183 | $3,087 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 313 | 86% | $1,418,155 | $4,531 |
| Federal student loans | 106 | 29% | $447,374 | $4,221 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 106 | 29% | $447,374 | $4,221 |
| Total student aid | 331 | 90% | - | - |
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