The University of Missouri-Kansas City finally has some good news for its lowest-income students.

Its net price is coming down. Net price is the cost of attendance — tuition, books, housing, food, transportation and personal expenses — minus the scholarships and grants a student qualifies for from the federal government and the university. It’s the amount students and their families are expected to borrow or pay out of pocket.

Newly released numbers from the National Center for Education Statistics show the average net price for in-state freshmen dropped 14 percent, to $15,522, in 2012-13. That’s a difference of $2,589. Read more.