South Dakota students paid $5,332 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $68 more than the $5,264 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 92 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 444 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.7 million and 549 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,245), 1,236 students used grants or scholarships totaling $6.1 million, and 1,453 students took out $8.7 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 | ~1,818 | $5,056 | $5,076 | $5,264 | $5,332 | 5.5% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Lake Area Technical Institute 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 | 274 | 43% | $1,305,542 | $4,765 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 79 | 12% | $226,464 | $2,867 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 160 | 25% | $141,284 | $883 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 444 | 69% | $1,673,290 | $3,769 |
| Federal student loans | 549 | 86% | $2,874,374 | $5,236 |
| Other student loans | 58 | 9% | $499,691 | $8,615 |
| Student loan aid | 549 | 86% | $3,374,065 | $6,146 |
| Total student aid | 588 | 92% | - | - |
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