Alabama residents paid $4,740 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $360 more than the $4,380 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 81.6 percent more than residents this year, or $8,610. Their price tag grew 9.1 percent from $7,890 in 2017-18.
About 94 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Alabama residents. And about 6 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 87 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,160 students received grants or scholarships totaling $7.2 million and 371 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (7,419), 4,828 students used grants or scholarships totaling $21.3 million, and 1,581 students took out $8.3 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 | ~6,974 | $4,320 | $4,380 | $4,380 | $4,740 | 9.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~445 | $7,770 | $7,890 | $7,890 | $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 | 724 | 48% | $3,903,405 | $5,391 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 77 | 5% | $83,507 | $1,085 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 635 | 42% | $3,262,162 | $5,137 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,160 | 77% | $7,249,074 | $6,249 |
| Federal student loans | 371 | 24% | $1,793,566 | $4,834 |
| Other student loans | 83 | 5% | $463,984 | $5,590 |
| Student loan aid | 371 | 24% | $2,257,550 | $6,085 |
| Total student aid | 1,323 | 87% | - | - |
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