Alabama residents paid $4,800 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $300 more than the $4,500 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 80.6 percent more than residents this year, or $8,670. Their price tag grew 7.4 percent from $8,070 in 2017-18.
About 92 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Alabama residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 79 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 648 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.3 million and 255 students took out student loans totaling more than $1 million.
Including all undergraduates (9,078), 3,800 students used grants or scholarships totaling $15.8 million, and 1,614 students took out $6.9 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 | ~8,352 | $4,380 | $4,440 | $4,500 | $4,800 | 9.6% |
| Out-of-state | ~272 | $7,830 | $7,950 | $8,070 | $8,670 | 10.7% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 529 | 54% | $2,470,192 | $4,670 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 49 | 5% | $115,708 | $2,361 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 170 | 17% | $667,834 | $3,928 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 648 | 66% | $3,253,734 | $5,021 |
| Federal student loans | 255 | 26% | $1,007,762 | $3,952 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 255 | 26% | $1,007,762 | $3,952 |
| Total student aid | 780 | 79% | - | - |
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