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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at CUNY Medgar Evers College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.9 percent for 2018-19 at CUNY Medgar Evers College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $7,152 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $200 more than the $6,952 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 107.2 percent more than residents this year, or $14,822. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 3.3 percent from $14,342 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents.

Data shows 91 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,022 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8.6 million and 74 students took out student loans totaling more than $245,248.

Including all undergraduates (6,638), 4,714 students used grants or scholarships totaling $35.8 million, and 1,268 students took out $6.6 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~6,505$6,680$6,756$6,952$7,1527.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at CUNY Medgar Evers College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants93782%$4,639,306$4,951
State / local grant or scholarship89878%$3,999,658$4,454
Institutional grants or scholarships-0%--
Grant or scholarship aid total1,02289%$8,639,064$8,453
Federal student loans746%$245,248$3,314
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid746%$245,248$3,314
Total student aid1,04091%--

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