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Friday, November 22, 2024

Cost of college went down for all students at Thomas University

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Tuition and fees fell 5.6 percent for 2018-19 at Thomas University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Georgia students paid $16,940 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 71 students received grants or scholarships totaling $699,795 and 71 students took out student loans totaling more than $607,684.

Including all undergraduates (1,310), 674 students used grants or scholarships totaling $2.6 million, and 675 students took out $5.7 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~550$16,400$16,940$16,940$16,9403.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Thomas University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants7193%$167,212$2,355
State / local grant or scholarship7193%$69,342$977
Institutional grants or scholarships7193%$463,241$6,525
Grant or scholarship aid total7193%$699,795$9,856
Federal student loans6484%$398,541$6,227
Other student loans4458%$209,143$4,753
Student loan aid7193%$607,684$8,559
Total student aid7193%--

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