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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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In-state tuition and fees rose 5.4 percent for 2018-19 at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Pennsylvania residents paid $10,757 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $552 more than the $10,205 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 35.9 percent more than residents this year, or $14,615. Their price tag grew 3 percent from $14,193 in 2017-18.

About 89 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Pennsylvania residents. About 10 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 931 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.6 million and 1,272 students took out student loans totaling more than $11.3 million.

Including all undergraduates (8,803), 4,750 students used grants or scholarships totaling $29.2 million, and 5,332 students took out $35.8 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~7,835$9,645$9,862$10,205$10,75711.5%
Out-of-state~880$13,403$13,716$14,193$14,6159%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants54034%$2,418,318$4,478
State / local grant or scholarship68943%$1,918,753$2,785
Institutional grants or scholarships82051%$1,266,374$1,544
Grant or scholarship aid total93158%$5,603,445$6,019
Federal student loans1,25078%$7,195,715$5,757
Other student loans35222%$4,142,087$11,767
Student loan aid1,27280%$11,337,802$8,913
Total student aid1,47793%--

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