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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at the University at Buffalo

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.8 percent for 2018-19 at the University at Buffalo, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $10,099 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $271 more than the $9,828 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 175 percent more than residents this year, or $27,769. Their price tag grew 2.6 percent from $27,068 in 2017-18.

About 87 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents. About 2 percent are residents of other states and 11 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, 2,874 students received grants or scholarships totaling $25.2 million and 2,236 students took out student loans totaling more than $17 million.

Including all undergraduates (31,503), 12,075 students used grants or scholarships totaling $103.2 million, and 9,789 students took out $61.6 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~27,408$9,381$9,574$9,828$10,0997.7%
Out-of-state~630$24,461$26,814$27,068$27,76913.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University at Buffalo in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants1,48536%$7,781,109$5,240
State / local grant or scholarship2,07150%$8,316,693$4,016
Institutional grants or scholarships2,73065%$9,117,798$3,340
Grant or scholarship aid total2,87469%$25,215,600$8,774
Federal student loans2,20653%$11,999,479$5,439
Other student loans40410%$4,987,399$12,345
Student loan aid2,23654%$16,986,878$7,597
Total student aid3,45983%--

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