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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver

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In-state tuition and fees rose 0.1 percent for 2018-19 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Pennsylvania residents paid $13,702 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $8 more than the $13,694 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 59.7 percent more than residents this year, or $21,886. Their price tag grew 2.6 percent from $21,328 in 2017-18.

About 67 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Pennsylvania residents. About 27 percent are residents of other states and 5 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 91 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 158 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.2 million and 111 students took out student loans totaling more than $703,042.

Including all undergraduates (622), 572 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.5 million, and 387 students took out $2.5 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~417$13,660$13,678$13,694$13,7020.3%
Out-of-state~168$20,346$20,558$21,328$21,8867.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants7641%$380,683$5,009
State / local grant or scholarship6334%$189,440$3,007
Institutional grants or scholarships15383%$595,595$3,893
Grant or scholarship aid total15886%$1,165,718$7,378
Federal student loans11160%$565,730$5,097
Other student loans148%$137,312$9,808
Student loan aid11160%$703,042$6,334
Total student aid16891%--

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