Virginia residents paid $4,806 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $127 more than the $4,679 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 123.3 percent more than residents this year, or $10,734. Their price tag grew 1.2 percent from $10,607 in 2017-18.
About 88 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Virginia residents. About 4 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 62 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 394 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.9 million and 131 students took out student loans totaling more than $635,584.
Including all undergraduates (7,685), 3,963 students used grants or scholarships totaling $12.6 million, and 1,310 students took out $7.1 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 | ~6,763 | $4,416 | $4,544 | $4,679 | $4,806 | 8.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~307 | $10,254 | $10,442 | $10,607 | $10,734 | 4.7% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 328 | 44% | $1,458,725 | $4,447 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 336 | 45% | $436,092 | $1,298 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 18 | 2% | $31,354 | $1,742 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 394 | 53% | $1,926,171 | $4,889 |
| Federal student loans | 125 | 17% | $570,239 | $4,562 |
| Other student loans | 6 | 1% | $65,345 | $10,891 |
| Student loan aid | 131 | 18% | $635,584 | $4,852 |
| Total student aid | 461 | 62% | - | - |
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