Tennessee students paid $16,575 to attend the four-year private for-profit institution this year – $1,425 less than the $18,000 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 311 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.5 million and 209 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,722), 915 students used grants or scholarships totaling $8.6 million, and 871 students took out $6.8 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,314 | $19,425 | $18,375 | $18,000 | $16,575 | -14.7% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at South College 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 | 205 | 57% | $1,039,678 | $5,072 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 183 | 51% | $820,585 | $4,484 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 148 | 41% | $1,645,804 | $11,120 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 311 | 87% | $3,506,067 | $11,274 |
| Federal student loans | 201 | 56% | $1,349,012 | $6,712 |
| Other student loans | 101 | 28% | $772,012 | $7,644 |
| Student loan aid | 209 | 58% | $2,121,024 | $10,148 |
| Total student aid | 352 | 98% | - | - |
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