South Dakota students paid $7,710 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $350 more than the $7,360 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 91 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 153 students received grants or scholarships totaling $703,710 and 133 students took out student loans totaling more than $716,799.
Including all undergraduates (1,061), 682 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.8 million, and 619 students took out $4.1 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 | ~1,008 | $6,200 | $6,560 | $7,360 | $7,710 | 24.4% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Western Dakota 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 | 144 | 72% | $622,087 | $4,320 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 16 | 8% | $46,423 | $2,901 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 26 | 13% | $35,200 | $1,354 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 153 | 76% | $703,710 | $4,599 |
| Federal student loans | 133 | 66% | $686,299 | $5,160 |
| Other student loans | 3 | 1% | $30,500 | $10,167 |
| Student loan aid | 133 | 66% | $716,799 | $5,389 |
| Total student aid | 182 | 91% | - | - |
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