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Cost of college went up for all students at King's College

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Tuition and fees rose 3.9 percent for 2018-19 at King's College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Pennsylvania students paid $37,226 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,396 more than the $35,830 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 96 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 599 students received grants or scholarships totaling $13.3 million and 566 students took out student loans totaling more than $5.7 million.

Including all undergraduates (2,569), 1,888 students used grants or scholarships totaling $38.5 million, and 1,744 students took out $12.4 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~1,721$33,090$34,720$35,830$37,22612.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at King's College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants16226%$818,151$5,050
State / local grant or scholarship20933%$817,817$3,913
Institutional grants or scholarships58293%$11,700,654$20,104
Grant or scholarship aid total59996%$13,336,622$22,265
Federal student loans56390%$3,330,721$5,916
Other student loans14423%$2,325,673$16,151
Student loan aid56691%$5,656,394$9,994
Total student aid59996%--

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