Iowa students paid $42,299 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,419 more than the $40,880 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 300 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8.4 million and 184 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (1,028), 993 students used grants or scholarships totaling $26.4 million, and 649 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~206 | $38,700 | $39,900 | $40,880 | $42,299 | 9.3% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Cornell College 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 | 66 | 22% | $292,374 | $4,430 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 26 | 9% | $141,843 | $5,456 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 300 | 100% | $7,917,745 | $26,392 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 300 | 100% | $8,351,962 | $27,840 |
| Federal student loans | 184 | 61% | $1,033,555 | $5,617 |
| Other student loans | 67 | 22% | $525,046 | $7,837 |
| Student loan aid | 184 | 61% | $1,558,601 | $8,471 |
| Total student aid | 300 | 100% | - | - |
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