Iowa students paid $31,100 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $900 more than the $30,200 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, 281 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.4 million and 199 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (1,299), 1,015 students used grants or scholarships totaling $21.3 million, and 640 students took out $4.3 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 | ~598 | $28,950 | $29,500 | $30,200 | $31,100 | 7.4% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Northwestern 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 | 70 | 25% | $300,907 | $4,299 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 85 | 30% | $447,129 | $5,260 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 281 | 100% | $4,661,649 | $16,589 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 281 | 100% | $5,409,685 | $19,252 |
| Federal student loans | 197 | 70% | $1,092,592 | $5,546 |
| Other student loans | 51 | 18% | $522,394 | $10,243 |
| Student loan aid | 199 | 71% | $1,614,986 | $8,116 |
| Total student aid | 281 | 100% | - | - |
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