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Cost of college went up for all students at Virginia State University

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In-state tuition and fees rose 3.8 percent for 2018-19 at Virginia State University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Virginia residents paid $9,056 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $330 more than the $8,726 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 124.2 percent more than residents this year, or $20,307. Their price tag grew 3.8 percent from $19,572 in 2017-18.

About 68 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Virginia residents. And about 32 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 92 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 995 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.9 million and 995 students took out student loans totaling more than $7.4 million.

Including all undergraduates (4,385), 3,931 students used grants or scholarships totaling $36.1 million, and 3,362 students took out $35 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~2,982$8,226$8,472$8,726$9,05610.1%
Out-of-state~1,403$18,398$19,002$19,572$20,30710.4%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Virginia State University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants72567%$3,321,843$4,582
State / local grant or scholarship46343%$1,687,953$3,646
Institutional grants or scholarships66862%$849,359$1,271
Grant or scholarship aid total99592%$5,859,155$5,889
Federal student loans97590%$7,192,517$7,377
Other student loans232%$247,562$10,764
Student loan aid99592%$7,440,079$7,477
Total student aid99592%--

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