Quantcast

North Tidewater News

Saturday, September 21, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at ECPI University

Collegeclassroom01

Tuition and fees rose 6.6 percent for 2018-19 at ECPI University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Virginia students paid $16,039 to attend the four-year private for-profit institution this year – $988 more than the $15,051 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 88 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,073 students received grants or scholarships totaling $7.1 million and 904 students took out student loans totaling more than $8.3 million.

Including all undergraduates (12,947), 7,626 students used grants or scholarships totaling $44 million, and 6,092 students took out $55.7 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~8,545$14,755$14,775$15,051$16,0398.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at ECPI University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants94172%$5,150,718$5,474
State / local grant or scholarship202%$227,588$11,379
Institutional grants or scholarships43033%$1,768,506$4,113
Grant or scholarship aid total1,07382%$7,146,812$6,661
Federal student loans90069%$7,940,667$8,823
Other student loans524%$340,934$6,556
Student loan aid90469%$8,281,601$9,161
Total student aid1,14988%--

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS