Alabama residents paid $4,740 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $300 more than the $4,440 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 81.6 percent more than residents this year, or $8,610. Their price tag grew 7.5 percent from $8,010 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Alabama residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 440 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.4 million and 60 students took out student loans totaling more than $229,485.
Including all undergraduates (2,883), 2,052 students used grants or scholarships totaling $8.4 million, and 205 students took out $464,018 in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,854 | $4,320 | $4,380 | $4,440 | $4,740 | 9.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~29 | $7,770 | $7,890 | $8,010 | $8,610 | 10.8% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 348 | 70% | $1,825,650 | $5,246 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 12 | 2% | $6,983 | $582 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 154 | 31% | $578,314 | $3,755 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 440 | 89% | $2,410,947 | $5,479 |
| Federal student loans | 50 | 10% | $113,537 | $2,271 |
| Other student loans | 53 | 11% | $115,948 | $2,188 |
| Student loan aid | 60 | 12% | $229,485 | $3,825 |
| Total student aid | 462 | 93% | - | - |
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