Financial Aid
Average net price
$522
% receiving grants
73%
% receiving federal loans
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- • Average net price $522 — below $10k/yr.
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Polk County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
Studio
$1,226/mo
1 bedroom
$1,230/mo
2 bedroom (split w/ roommate)
$1,497/mo
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA caution flag
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
GI Bill students
31
Yellow Ribbon
No
Principles of Excellence
Yes
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)