Nebraska students paid $7,512 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $252 more than the $7,260 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 219 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.1 million and 152 students took out student loans totaling more than $872,339.
Including all undergraduates (2,114), 1,071 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7 million, and 858 students took out $5.8 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 | ~1,649 | $6,816 | $7,243 | $7,260 | $7,512 | 10.2% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Peru State 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 | 124 | 54% | $595,478 | $4,802 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 75 | 33% | $69,474 | $926 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 171 | 75% | $450,800 | $2,636 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 219 | 96% | $1,115,752 | $5,095 |
| Federal student loans | 152 | 67% | $823,482 | $5,418 |
| Other student loans | 6 | 3% | $48,857 | $8,143 |
| Student loan aid | 152 | 67% | $872,339 | $5,739 |
| Total student aid | 221 | 97% | - | - |
Alerts Sign-up