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Cost of college went up for all students at Connecticut College

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Tuition and fees rose 3.7 percent for 2018-19 at Connecticut College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Connecticut students paid $54,820 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,970 more than the $52,850 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 87 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 384 students received grants or scholarships totaling $11.7 million and 203 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.8 million.

Including all undergraduates (1,844), 1,134 students used grants or scholarships totaling $41 million, and 793 students took out $4.7 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~295$49,350$50,940$52,850$54,82011.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Connecticut College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants6916%$362,978$5,261
State / local grant or scholarship51%$5,231$1,046
Institutional grants or scholarships38386%$11,348,300$29,630
Grant or scholarship aid total38486%$11,716,509$30,512
Federal student loans19744%$976,715$4,958
Other student loans348%$828,693$24,373
Student loan aid20346%$1,805,408$8,894
Total student aid38687%--

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