Alabama residents paid $4,440 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $300 more than the $4,140 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 87.2 percent more than residents this year, or $8,310. Their price tag grew 7.8 percent from $7,710 in 2017-18.
About 92 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Alabama residents. And about 7 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 81 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 697 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.2 million and 239 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.2 million.
Including all undergraduates (4,531), 2,596 students used grants or scholarships totaling $12.1 million, and 974 students took out $5.5 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 | ~4,169 | $3,752 | $4,352 | $4,140 | $4,440 | 18.3% |
| Out-of-state | ~317 | $6,972 | $8,096 | $7,710 | $8,310 | 19.2% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 532 | 54% | $2,883,772 | $5,421 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 20 | 2% | $10,000 | $500 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 280 | 29% | $1,329,334 | $4,748 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 697 | 71% | $4,223,106 | $6,059 |
| Federal student loans | 239 | 24% | $1,211,425 | $5,069 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 239 | 24% | $1,211,425 | $5,069 |
| Total student aid | 798 | 81% | - | - |
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