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Cost of college went up for all students at State University of New York at New Paltz

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In-state tuition and fees rose 3.5 percent for 2018-19 at State University of New York at New Paltz, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $8,254 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $479 more than the $7,775 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 118.5 percent more than residents this year, or $18,034. Their price tag grew 2.3 percent from $17,625 in 2017-18.

About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents. About 3 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 83 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 689 students received grants or scholarships totaling $6.6 million and 676 students took out student loans totaling more than $4 million.

Including all undergraduates (7,608), 3,771 students used grants or scholarships totaling $31.4 million, and 3,500 students took out $22.3 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~7,304$7,737$7,754$7,775$8,2546.7%
Out-of-state~228$17,587$17,604$17,625$18,0342.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at State University of New York at New Paltz in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants43239%$2,276,407$5,269
State / local grant or scholarship62757%$2,839,120$4,528
Institutional grants or scholarships67161%$1,522,082$2,268
Grant or scholarship aid total68963%$6,637,609$9,634
Federal student loans67461%$3,634,956$5,393
Other student loans454%$413,152$9,181
Student loan aid67662%$4,048,108$5,988
Total student aid91183%--

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