Tennessee residents paid $4,269 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $114 more than the $4,155 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 287.8 percent more than residents this year, or $16,557. Their price tag grew 2.6 percent from $16,131 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 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,391 students received grants or scholarships totaling $7.5 million and 88 students took out student loans totaling more than $327,168.
Including all undergraduates (6,221), 3,526 students used grants or scholarships totaling $16.7 million, and 755 students took out $3.7 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 | ~6,159 | $3,919 | $4,015 | $4,155 | $4,269 | 8.9% |
| Out-of-state | ~62 | $15,319 | $15,679 | $16,131 | $16,557 | 8.1% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 698 | 47% | $2,927,190 | $4,194 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 1,280 | 86% | $4,357,919 | $3,405 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 49 | 3% | $245,306 | $5,006 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,391 | 93% | $7,530,415 | $5,414 |
| Federal student loans | 88 | 6% | $327,168 | $3,718 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 88 | 6% | $327,168 | $3,718 |
| Total student aid | 1,406 | 94% | - | - |
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