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 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Alabama residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 91 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 269 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.6 million and 61 students took out student loans totaling more than $259,142.
Including all undergraduates (1,681), 1,341 students used grants or scholarships totaling $5.5 million, and 386 students took out $1.9 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 | ~1,647 | $4,320 | $4,380 | $4,440 | $4,740 | 9.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~34 | $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 | 204 | 58% | $1,045,029 | $5,123 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 17 | 5% | $18,321 | $1,078 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 104 | 30% | $569,482 | $5,476 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 269 | 77% | $1,632,832 | $6,070 |
| Federal student loans | 61 | 17% | $259,142 | $4,248 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 61 | 17% | $259,142 | $4,248 |
| Total student aid | 316 | 91% | - | - |
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