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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at the College of Staten Island CUNY

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

New York residents paid $7,290 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $200 more than the $7,090 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 105.2 percent more than residents this year, or $14,960. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 3.3 percent from $14,480 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents. And about 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 82 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,026 students received grants or scholarships totaling $16.3 million and 391 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.1 million.

Including all undergraduates (13,247), 7,881 students used grants or scholarships totaling $57.6 million, and 2,002 students took out $10.8 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~12,982$6,890$6,890$7,090$7,2905.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the College of Staten Island CUNY in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants1,61563%$7,832,008$4,850
State / local grant or scholarship1,86872%$8,270,547$4,427
Institutional grants or scholarships341%$168,386$4,953
Grant or scholarship aid total2,02678%$16,270,941$8,031
Federal student loans36714%$1,782,286$4,856
Other student loans381%$315,965$8,315
Student loan aid39115%$2,098,251$5,366
Total student aid2,11782%--

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