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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Cost of college went up for all students at the University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.9 percent for 2018-19 at the University of Washington-Tacoma Campus, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Washington residents paid $11,261 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $215 more than the $11,046 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 225.4 percent more than residents this year, or $36,642. Their price tag grew 2.9 percent from $35,610 in 2017-18.

About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Washington residents. About 3 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 83 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 412 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5 million and 179 students took out student loans totaling more than $918,521.

Including all undergraduates (5,354), 2,971 students used grants or scholarships totaling $36.9 million, and 1,756 students took out $12 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~5,140$11,905$10,831$11,046$11,261-5.4%
Out-of-state~161$34,209$34,869$35,610$36,6427.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of Washington-Tacoma Campus in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants25445%$1,153,020$4,539
State / local grant or scholarship22339%$1,727,854$7,748
Institutional grants or scholarships37165%$2,167,676$5,843
Grant or scholarship aid total41273%$5,048,550$12,254
Federal student loans17531%$802,990$4,589
Other student loans71%$115,531$16,504
Student loan aid17932%$918,521$5,131
Total student aid47083%--

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