Alabama residents paid $4,711 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $300 more than the $4,411 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 82.1 percent more than residents this year, or $8,581. Their price tag grew 8.3 percent from $7,921 in 2017-18.
About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Alabama residents. And about 1 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, 587 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.9 million and 124 students took out student loans totaling more than $565,218.
Including all undergraduates (3,539), 2,149 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.2 million, and 678 students took out $3.5 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 | ~3,397 | $4,291 | $4,351 | $4,411 | $4,711 | 9.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~35 | $7,741 | $7,861 | $7,921 | $8,581 | 10.9% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 411 | 61% | $2,250,689 | $5,476 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 41 | 6% | $16,161 | $394 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 309 | 46% | $626,937 | $2,029 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 587 | 87% | $2,893,787 | $4,930 |
| Federal student loans | 124 | 18% | $565,218 | $4,558 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 124 | 18% | $565,218 | $4,558 |
| Total student aid | 625 | 92% | - | - |
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