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Cost of college went up for all students at the University of Puget Sound

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Tuition and fees rose 3.5 percent for 2018-19 at the University of Puget Sound, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Washington students paid $49,776 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,686 more than the $48,090 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 588 students received grants or scholarships totaling $13.8 million and 302 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.5 million.

Including all undergraduates (2,666), 2,392 students used grants or scholarships totaling $54.9 million, and 1,100 students took out $9.2 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~693$44,976$46,552$48,090$49,77610.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of Puget Sound in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants12020%$665,383$5,545
State / local grant or scholarship315%$298,912$9,642
Institutional grants or scholarships58699%$12,829,035$21,893
Grant or scholarship aid total588100%$13,793,330$23,458
Federal student loans30151%$2,097,102$6,967
Other student loans254%$450,359$18,014
Student loan aid30251%$2,547,461$8,435
Total student aid590100%--

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