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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at CUNY Queens College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.8 percent for 2018-19 at CUNY Queens College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $7,338 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $200 more than the $7,138 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 104.5 percent more than residents this year, or $15,008. Their price tag grew 3.3 percent from $14,528 in 2017-18.

About 94 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents. About 1 percent are residents of other states and 4 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 78 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,226 students received grants or scholarships totaling $11.6 million and 106 students took out student loans totaling more than $671,764.

Including all undergraduates (19,746), 9,458 students used grants or scholarships totaling $72.8 million, and 1,854 students took out $11.1 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~18,561$6,938$6,938$7,138$7,3385.8%
Out-of-state~197$14,048$14,048$14,528$15,0086.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at CUNY Queens College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants92757%$4,835,559$5,216
State / local grant or scholarship1,15070%$6,233,893$5,421
Institutional grants or scholarships1026%$480,724$4,713
Grant or scholarship aid total1,22675%$11,550,176$9,421
Federal student loans1006%$516,728$5,167
Other student loans141%$155,036$11,074
Student loan aid1066%$671,764$6,337
Total student aid1,27578%--

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