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Cost of college went up for all students at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

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In-state tuition and fees rose 0.1 percent for 2018-19 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley, 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 92 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Pennsylvania residents. About 5 percent are residents of other states and 3 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 88 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 168 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.3 million and 135 students took out student loans totaling more than $873,597.

Including all undergraduates (912), 715 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.9 million, and 453 students took out $2.8 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~839$13,964$14,134$14,460$14,4683.6%
Out-of-state~46$21,158$21,568$22,378$23,0288.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants10744%$523,008$4,888
State / local grant or scholarship9941%$328,849$3,322
Institutional grants or scholarships14158%$492,233$3,491
Grant or scholarship aid total16869%$1,344,090$8,001
Federal student loans13054%$657,173$5,055
Other student loans198%$216,424$11,391
Student loan aid13556%$873,597$6,471
Total student aid21288%--

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