Wisconsin residents paid $7,796 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $260 more than the $7,536 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 100.7 percent more than residents this year, or $15,646. Their price tag grew 1.7 percent from $15,386 in 2017-18.
About 77 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Wisconsin residents. About 21 percent are residents of other states and 2 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 84 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 916 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.9 million and 848 students took out student loans totaling more than $6 million.
Including all undergraduates (8,955), 3,332 students used grants or scholarships totaling $16.7 million, and 4,189 students took out $25.7 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 | ~6,895 | $7,488 | $7,484 | $7,536 | $7,796 | 4.1% |
| Out-of-state | ~1,881 | $15,338 | $15,334 | $15,386 | $15,646 | 2% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 374 | 26% | $1,585,281 | $4,239 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 303 | 21% | $658,191 | $2,172 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 505 | 36% | $660,390 | $1,308 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 916 | 65% | $2,903,862 | $3,170 |
| Federal student loans | 835 | 59% | $4,482,217 | $5,368 |
| Other student loans | 156 | 11% | $1,492,275 | $9,566 |
| Student loan aid | 848 | 60% | $5,974,492 | $7,045 |
| Total student aid | 1,181 | 84% | - | - |
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