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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Cost of college went up for all students at Grand View University

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Tuition and fees rose 4.1 percent for 2018-19 at Grand View University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Iowa students paid $27,608 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,092 more than the $26,516 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, 330 students received grants or scholarships totaling $6.4 million and 240 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.8 million.

Including all undergraduates (1,886), 1,638 students used grants or scholarships totaling $26.7 million, and 1,295 students took out $10 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~1,528$24,454$25,474$26,516$27,60812.9%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Grand View University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants13039%$613,372$4,718
State / local grant or scholarship15848%$879,379$5,566
Institutional grants or scholarships330100%$4,947,569$14,993
Grant or scholarship aid total330100%$6,440,320$19,516
Federal student loans23972%$1,485,477$6,215
Other student loans247%$276,259$11,511
Student loan aid24073%$1,761,736$7,341
Total student aid330100%--