Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$22,977
$24,841
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$16,038
$16,062
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$28,196
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What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
University of Northern Iowa
Saint Cloud State University
Under $30,000
$11,415
$11,944
$30,000–$48,000
$11,060
$12,404
$48,000–$75,000
$13,066
$13,834
$75,000–$110,000
$16,728
$17,746
Over $110,000
$19,187
$23,068
After you start
Measure
University of Northern Iowa
Saint Cloud State University
Undergrads
7,529
5,088
Graduate within 6 years
69%
47%
Come back for year two
82%
71%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$57,187
$59,509
Median debt at graduation
$18,039
$19,500
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers