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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Susquehanna University

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Tuition and fees rose 4 percent for 2018-19 at Susquehanna University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Pennsylvania students paid $47,290 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,820 more than the $45,470 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 629 students received grants or scholarships totaling $20.5 million and 498 students took out student loans totaling more than $4.3 million.

Including all undergraduates (2,396), 2,260 students used grants or scholarships totaling $70.6 million, and 1,690 students took out $11.5 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~1,486$42,040$43,720$45,470$47,29012.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Susquehanna University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants20432%$901,278$4,418
State / local grant or scholarship20232%$704,734$3,489
Institutional grants or scholarships62999%$18,922,008$30,083
Grant or scholarship aid total62999%$20,528,020$32,636
Federal student loans49778%$2,741,421$5,516
Other student loans11218%$1,600,186$14,287
Student loan aid49879%$4,341,607$8,718
Total student aid62999%--

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