Virginia residents paid $5,355 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $127 more than the $5,228 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 110.7 percent more than residents this year, or $11,283. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 1.1 percent from $11,156 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Virginia residents.
Data shows 82 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 603 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.8 million and 110 students took out student loans totaling more than $501,252.
Including all undergraduates (6,827), 2,989 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.6 million, and 874 students took out $4.6 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 | ~6,759 | $4,713 | $5,093 | $5,228 | $5,355 | 13.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 426 | 54% | $1,743,164 | $4,092 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 347 | 44% | $495,591 | $1,428 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 182 | 23% | $533,091 | $2,929 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 603 | 76% | $2,771,846 | $4,597 |
| Federal student loans | 109 | 14% | $494,463 | $4,536 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 110 | 14% | $501,252 | $4,557 |
| Total student aid | 654 | 82% | - | - |
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