Alabama residents paid $4,800 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $300 more than the $4,500 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 80.6 percent more than residents this year, or $8,670. Their price tag grew 7.4 percent from $8,070 in 2017-18.
About 95 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Alabama residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 92 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 471 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.1 million and 92 students took out student loans totaling more than $410,994.
Including all undergraduates (2,280), 1,682 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.3 million, and 483 students took out $2.4 million 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 | 2,166 | $4,440 | $4,440 | $4,500 | $4,800 | 8.1% |
| Out-of-state | ~46 | $7,950 | $7,950 | $8,070 | $8,670 | 9.1% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 331 | 61% | $1,659,451 | $5,013 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 8 | 1% | $49,676 | $6,210 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 286 | 53% | $1,357,687 | $4,747 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 471 | 87% | $3,066,814 | $6,511 |
| Federal student loans | 92 | 17% | $410,994 | $4,467 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 92 | 17% | $410,994 | $4,467 |
| Total student aid | 497 | 92% | - | - |
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