Massachusetts residents paid $5,088 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $978 less than the $6,066 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 102.4 percent more than residents this year, or $10,296. Their price tag was reduced 18.1 percent from $12,576 in 2017-18.
About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Massachusetts residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 85 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 591 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.3 million and 131 students took out student loans totaling more than $551,853.
Including all undergraduates (4,921), 3,362 students used grants or scholarships totaling $15.6 million, and 845 students took out $3.2 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 | ~4,823 | $5,436 | $5,736 | $6,066 | $5,088 | -6.4% |
| Out-of-state | ~98 | $11,946 | $12,246 | $12,576 | $10,296 | -13.8% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 523 | 68% | $2,544,849 | $4,866 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 499 | 65% | $549,244 | $1,101 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 286 | 37% | $159,638 | $558 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 591 | 77% | $3,253,731 | $5,505 |
| Federal student loans | 127 | 17% | $504,124 | $3,969 |
| Other student loans | 6 | 1% | $47,729 | $7,955 |
| Student loan aid | 131 | 17% | $551,853 | $4,213 |
| Total student aid | 656 | 85% | - | - |
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