Massachusetts residents paid $5,586 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $48 more than the $5,538 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 88.5 percent more than residents this year, or $10,530. Their price tag grew 0.5 percent from $10,482 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Massachusetts residents. About 1 percent are residents of other states and 2 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, 562 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.9 million and 420 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (7,263), 4,538 students used grants or scholarships totaling $17.5 million, and 3,394 students took out $21.2 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~7,045 | $5,302 | $5,394 | $5,538 | $5,586 | 5.4% |
| Out-of-state | ~73 | $10,246 | $10,338 | $10,482 | $10,530 | 2.8% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 476 | 57% | $2,290,526 | $4,812 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 371 | 44% | $427,945 | $1,153 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 103 | 12% | $150,345 | $1,460 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 562 | 67% | $2,868,816 | $5,105 |
| Federal student loans | 418 | 50% | $2,063,915 | $4,938 |
| Other student loans | 6 | 1% | $34,122 | $5,687 |
| Student loan aid | 420 | 50% | $2,098,037 | $4,995 |
| Total student aid | 686 | 82% | - | - |
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