Tennessee residents paid $4,191 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $126 more than the $4,065 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 293.2 percent more than residents this year, or $16,479. Their price tag grew 2.7 percent from $16,041 in 2017-18.
About 98 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, 1,222 students received grants or scholarships totaling $7 million and 226 students took out student loans totaling more than $1 million.
Including all undergraduates (8,284), 5,558 students used grants or scholarships totaling $23.6 million, and 1,529 students took out $8.7 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 | ~8,118 | $3,873 | $3,969 | $4,065 | $4,191 | 8.2% |
| Out-of-state | ~166 | $15,273 | $15,633 | $16,041 | $16,479 | 7.9% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 916 | 70% | $4,515,383 | $4,929 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 959 | 73% | $2,381,663 | $2,483 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 37 | 3% | $84,389 | $2,281 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,222 | 94% | $6,981,435 | $5,713 |
| Federal student loans | 184 | 14% | $799,567 | $4,345 |
| Other student loans | 42 | 3% | $244,902 | $5,831 |
| Student loan aid | 226 | 17% | $1,044,469 | $4,622 |
| Total student aid | 1,245 | 95% | - | - |
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