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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at SUNY Buffalo State

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.9 percent for 2018-19 at SUNY Buffalo State, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $8,210 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $234 more than the $7,976 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 119.1 percent more than residents this year, or $17,990. Their price tag grew 2.1 percent from $17,626 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents. About 1 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,517 students received grants or scholarships totaling $13.8 million and 1,232 students took out student loans totaling more than $8 million.

Including all undergraduates (9,118), 6,394 students used grants or scholarships totaling $53.1 million, and 5,295 students took out $35.3 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~8,936$7,669$7,701$7,976$8,2107.1%
Out-of-state~91$17,519$17,551$17,626$17,9902.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at SUNY Buffalo State in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants1,19867%$5,748,061$4,798
State / local grant or scholarship1,44680%$5,545,498$3,835
Institutional grants or scholarships1,49583%$2,464,727$1,649
Grant or scholarship aid total1,51784%$13,758,286$9,069
Federal student loans1,22768%$7,181,457$5,853
Other student loans925%$834,554$9,071
Student loan aid1,23268%$8,016,011$6,507
Total student aid1,67793%--

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