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Saturday, September 21, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Worthington Scranton

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In-state tuition and fees rose 0.1 percent for 2018-19 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Worthington Scranton, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Pennsylvania residents paid $14,468 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $8 more than the $14,460 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 59.2 percent more than residents this year, or $23,028. Their price tag grew 2.9 percent from $22,378 in 2017-18.

About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Pennsylvania residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 89 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 181 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.4 million and 180 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.1 million.

Including all undergraduates (992), 876 students used grants or scholarships totaling $5.4 million, and 665 students took out $4.5 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~982$13,902$14,072$14,460$14,4684.1%
Out-of-state~10$21,096$21,506$22,378$23,0289.2%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Worthington Scranton in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants10943%$543,966$4,991
State / local grant or scholarship11645%$388,522$3,349
Institutional grants or scholarships10943%$461,481$4,234
Grant or scholarship aid total18171%$1,393,969$7,701
Federal student loans17769%$948,266$5,357
Other student loans218%$153,170$7,294
Student loan aid18071%$1,101,436$6,119
Total student aid22889%--

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