Tennessee residents paid $4,221 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $96 more than the $4,125 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 291.1 percent more than residents this year, or $16,509. Their price tag grew 2.5 percent from $16,101 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Tennessee residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 96 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 951 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.8 million and 6 students took out student loans totaling more than $31,035.
Including all undergraduates (4,862), 3,939 students used grants or scholarships totaling $15.2 million.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~4,813 | $3,933 | $4,029 | $4,125 | $4,221 | 7.3% |
| Out-of-state | ~49 | $15,333 | $15,693 | $16,101 | $16,509 | 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 | 661 | 67% | $3,049,573 | $4,614 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 846 | 85% | $2,654,892 | $3,138 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 43 | 4% | $114,675 | $2,667 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 951 | 96% | $5,819,140 | $6,119 |
| Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Other student loans | 6 | 1% | $31,035 | $5,173 |
| Student loan aid | 6 | 1% | $31,035 | $5,173 |
| Total student aid | 953 | 96% | - | - |
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