Tennessee residents paid $4,276 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $96 more than the $4,180 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 287.4 percent more than residents this year, or $16,564. Their price tag grew 2.5 percent from $16,156 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Tennessee residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 95 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,216 students received grants or scholarships totaling $12.2 million and 214 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (10,894), 8,269 students used grants or scholarships totaling $33.9 million, and 954 students took out $4.5 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~10,567 | $3,988 | $4,084 | $4,180 | $4,276 | 7.2% |
| Out-of-state | ~218 | $15,310 | $15,748 | $16,156 | $16,564 | 8.2% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 1,123 | 47% | $5,087,770 | $4,531 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 1,994 | 84% | $6,804,483 | $3,412 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 127 | 5% | $300,000 | $2,362 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 2,216 | 93% | $12,192,253 | $5,502 |
| Federal student loans | 206 | 9% | $926,709 | $4,499 |
| Other student loans | 17 | 1% | $217,133 | $12,773 |
| Student loan aid | 214 | 9% | $1,143,842 | $5,345 |
| Total student aid | 2,253 | 95% | - | - |
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