South Dakota students paid $6,720 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $128 more than the $6,592 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 89 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 216 students received grants or scholarships totaling $930,602 and 253 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (1,198), 632 students used grants or scholarships totaling $4 million, and 601 students took out $3.6 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 | ~1,078 | $5,880 | $6,432 | $6,592 | $6,720 | 14.3% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Mitchell 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 | 156 | 41% | $689,681 | $4,421 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 57 | 15% | $173,198 | $3,039 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 86 | 23% | $67,723 | $787 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 216 | 57% | $930,602 | $4,308 |
| Federal student loans | 252 | 67% | $1,248,561 | $4,955 |
| Other student loans | 21 | 6% | $185,049 | $8,812 |
| Student loan aid | 253 | 67% | $1,433,610 | $5,666 |
| Total student aid | 337 | 89% | - | - |
Alerts Sign-up