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Cost of college went up for all students at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

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In-state tuition and fees rose 4.1 percent for 2018-19 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

California residents paid $9,816 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $384 more than the $9,432 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 121 percent more than residents this year, or $21,696. Their price tag grew 1.8 percent from $21,312 in 2017-18.

About 83 percent of the school's undergraduate population are California residents. About 16 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 64 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,732 students received grants or scholarships totaling $15.9 million and 1,675 students took out student loans totaling more than $9.6 million.

Including all undergraduates (22,013), 11,306 students used grants or scholarships totaling $76.4 million, and 6,490 students took out $39 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~18,271$9,001$9,075$9,432$9,8169.1%
Out-of-state~3,522$20,161$20,235$21,312$21,6967.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants82616%$4,108,684$4,974
State / local grant or scholarship1,50529%$4,249,453$2,824
Institutional grants or scholarships1,86436%$7,584,462$4,069
Grant or scholarship aid total2,73252%$15,942,599$5,836
Federal student loans1,66232%$8,516,757$5,124
Other student loans691%$1,065,803$15,446
Student loan aid1,67532%$9,582,560$5,721
Total student aid3,36964%--

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