Massachusetts residents paid $4,902 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $240 more than the $4,662 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 100.9 percent more than residents this year, or $9,846. Their price tag grew 2.5 percent from $9,606 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Massachusetts residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 81 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 637 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.3 million and 261 students took out student loans totaling more than $894,330.
Including all undergraduates (5,206), 3,333 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13 million, and 1,478 students took out $5.2 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 | ~5,154 | $4,166 | $4,502 | $4,662 | $4,902 | 17.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~52 | $9,110 | $9,446 | $9,606 | $9,846 | 8.1% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 566 | 63% | $2,471,095 | $4,366 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 455 | 51% | $657,616 | $1,445 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 274 | 31% | $130,498 | $476 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 637 | 71% | $3,259,209 | $5,116 |
| Federal student loans | 261 | 29% | $887,160 | $3,399 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 261 | 29% | $894,330 | $3,427 |
| Total student aid | 728 | 81% | - | - |
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