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Cost of college went up for all students at The College of Wooster

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Tuition and fees rose 3.4 percent for 2018-19 at The College of Wooster, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Ohio students paid $50,250 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,650 more than the $48,600 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 565 students received grants or scholarships totaling $18.7 million and 280 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.3 million.

Including all undergraduates (2,004), 1,900 students used grants or scholarships totaling $57.5 million, and 949 students took out $6.4 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~581$44,950$46,860$48,600$50,25011.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at The College of Wooster in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants10619%$588,970$5,556
State / local grant or scholarship315%$78,428$2,530
Institutional grants or scholarships56599%$18,058,766$31,962
Grant or scholarship aid total56599%$18,726,164$33,144
Federal student loans27649%$1,591,795$5,767
Other student loans488%$720,324$15,007
Student loan aid28049%$2,312,119$8,258
Total student aid56599%--

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