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In-state tuition and fees rose 6.3 percent for 2018-19 at the University of Connecticut-Avery Point, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Connecticut residents paid $13,648 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $810 more than the $12,838 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 163.9 percent more than residents this year, or $36,016. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 3.2 percent from $34,906 in 2017-18.

100 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Connecticut residents.

Data shows 82 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 140 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.4 million and 107 students took out student loans totaling more than $601,605.

Including all undergraduates (571), 353 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.2 million, and 296 students took out $1.8 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	571	$11,324	$12,024	$12,838	$13,648	20.5%

The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of Connecticut-Avery Point in 2015-16.

Type of Aid	Number of students receiving aid	Percent receiving aid	Total amount of aid received	Average amount of aid per student
Federal grants	93	44%	$464,343	$4,993
State / local grant or scholarship	4	2%	$18,000	$4,500
Institutional grants or scholarships	138	65%	$875,238	$6,342
Grant or scholarship aid total	140	66%	$1,357,581	$9,697
Federal student loans	105	50%	$546,936	$5,209
Other student loans	6	3%	$54,669	$9,112
Student loan aid	107	51%	$601,605	$5,622
Total student aid	173	82%	-	-