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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at University of Baltimore

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.7 percent for 2017-18 at University of Baltimore, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Maryland residents paid $8,824 to attend the four-year public institution this year $228 more than the $8,596 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 134.6 percent more than residents this year, or $20,704. Their price tag grew 2.3 percent from $20,242 in 2016-17.

About 80 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Maryland residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 90 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 116 students received grants or scholarships totaling $812,791 and 67 students took out student loans totaling more than $371,309.

Including all undergraduates, 2,579 students used grants or scholarships totaling $11.74 million. Another 1,827 took out $13.71 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
In-state
~4,786
$8,018
$8,326
$8,596
$8,824
10.1%
Out-of-state
~179
$18,396
$19,744
$20,242
$20,704
12.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of Baltimore 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
67
49%
$304,016
$4,538
State / local grant or scholarship
47
34%
$161,375
$3,434
Institutional grants or scholarships
91
66%
$347,400
$3,818
Grant or scholarship aid total
116
85%
$812,791
$7,007
Federal student loans
60
44%
$290,233
$4,837
Other student loans
7
5%
$81,076
$11,582
Student loan aid
67
49%
$371,309
$5,542
Total student aid
123
90%

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the cost of attendance, which includes both tuition and fees.

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