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Cost of college went up for all students at William Penn University

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Tuition and fees rose 2.4 percent for 2018-19 at William Penn University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Iowa students paid $25,600 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $600 more than the $25,000 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, 277 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5 million and 260 students took out student loans totaling more than $2 million.

Including all undergraduates (1,279), 1,182 students used grants or scholarships totaling $18.6 million, and 1,088 students took out $8.1 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~409$23,930$24,510$25,000$25,6007%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at William Penn University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants17061%$889,123$5,230
State / local grant or scholarship7427%$378,902$5,120
Institutional grants or scholarships277100%$3,759,358$13,572
Grant or scholarship aid total277100%$5,027,383$18,149
Federal student loans26094%$1,571,407$6,044
Other student loans23283%$460,665$1,986
Student loan aid26094%$2,032,072$7,816
Total student aid278100%--

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