Tennessee residents paid $4,235 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $96 more than the $4,139 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 290.2 percent more than residents this year, or $16,523. Their price tag grew 2.5 percent from $16,115 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Tennessee residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 649 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.6 million and 90 students took out student loans totaling more than $377,901.
Including all undergraduates (3,264), 2,476 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.3 million, and 460 students took out $2.4 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 | ~3,166 | $3,947 | $4,043 | $4,139 | $4,235 | 7.3% |
| Out-of-state | ~98 | $15,347 | $15,707 | $16,115 | $16,523 | 7.7% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 400 | 59% | $1,655,654 | $4,139 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 569 | 84% | $1,826,622 | $3,210 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 79 | 12% | $125,211 | $1,585 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 649 | 95% | $3,607,487 | $5,559 |
| Federal student loans | 90 | 13% | $377,901 | $4,199 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 90 | 13% | $377,901 | $4,199 |
| Total student aid | 660 | 97% | - | - |
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