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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at SUNY College at Old Westbury

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In-state tuition and fees rose 3.3 percent for 2018-19 at SUNY College at Old Westbury, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $8,143 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $260 more than the $7,883 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 120.1 percent more than residents this year, or $17,923. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 2.2 percent from $17,533 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents. And about 2 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 86 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 501 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.8 million and 318 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.8 million.

Including all undergraduates (5,087), 2,940 students used grants or scholarships totaling $23.1 million, and 1,810 students took out $11.4 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~4,985$7,643$7,683$7,883$8,1436.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at SUNY College at Old Westbury in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants39259%$2,048,797$5,227
State / local grant or scholarship49375%$2,081,541$4,222
Institutional grants or scholarships49074%$647,753$1,322
Grant or scholarship aid total50176%$4,778,091$9,537
Federal student loans29545%$1,565,623$5,307
Other student loans497%$218,979$4,469
Student loan aid31848%$1,784,602$5,612
Total student aid56586%--

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