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Cost of college went up for all students at Union College

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Tuition and fees rose 4.1 percent for 2018-19 at Union College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Kentucky students paid $27,140 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,060 more than the $26,080 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 246 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.9 million and 207 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.3 million.

Including all undergraduates (1,333), 868 students used grants or scholarships totaling $16.6 million, and 711 students took out $4.4 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~760$24,000$25,135$26,080$27,14013.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Union College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants16968%$813,421$4,813
State / local grant or scholarship14559%$716,617$4,942
Institutional grants or scholarships246100%$3,334,607$13,555
Grant or scholarship aid total246100%$4,864,645$19,775
Federal student loans20483%$1,139,790$5,587
Other student loans4920%$139,778$2,853
Student loan aid20784%$1,279,568$6,181
Total student aid247100%--

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