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Cost of college went up for all students at Morgan State University

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.7 percent for 2018-19 at Morgan State University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Maryland residents paid $7,900 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $134 more than the $7,766 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 130 percent more than residents this year, or $18,167. Their price tag grew 1.9 percent from $17,832 in 2017-18.

About 64 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Maryland residents. About 35 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 992 students received grants or scholarships totaling $9.2 million and 902 students took out student loans totaling more than $6.4 million.

Including all undergraduates (7,712), 4,733 students used grants or scholarships totaling $42.1 million, and 4,231 students took out $30.4 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~4,936$7,508$7,636$7,766$7,9005.2%
Out-of-state~2,699$17,182$17,504$17,832$18,1675.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Morgan State University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants74963%$4,120,977$5,502
State / local grant or scholarship32127%$1,171,335$3,649
Institutional grants or scholarships56047%$3,864,894$6,902
Grant or scholarship aid total99283%$9,157,206$9,231
Federal student loans89475%$5,539,643$6,196
Other student loans635%$854,696$13,567
Student loan aid90276%$6,394,339$7,089
Total student aid1,12694%--

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