Virginia residents paid $4,800 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $192 more than the $4,608 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 123.5 percent more than residents this year, or $10,728. Their price tag grew 1.8 percent from $10,536 in 2017-18.
About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Virginia residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 60 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 462 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.1 million and 123 students took out student loans totaling more than $562,099.
Including all undergraduates (10,144), 3,373 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.9 million, and 915 students took out $4.8 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 | ~9,738 | $4,345 | $4,473 | $4,608 | $4,800 | 10.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~101 | $10,183 | $10,371 | $10,536 | $10,728 | 5.4% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 386 | 42% | $1,737,111 | $4,500 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 256 | 28% | $338,345 | $1,322 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 34 | 4% | $67,827 | $1,995 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 462 | 50% | $2,143,283 | $4,639 |
| Federal student loans | 116 | 13% | $517,942 | $4,465 |
| Other student loans | 9 | 1% | $44,157 | $4,906 |
| Student loan aid | 123 | 13% | $562,099 | $4,570 |
| Total student aid | 551 | 60% | - | - |
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