Tennessee residents paid $4,522 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $389 more than the $4,133 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 271.7 percent more than residents this year, or $16,810. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 4.4 percent from $16,109 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Tennessee residents.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,001 students received grants or scholarships totaling $10.7 million and 153 students took out student loans totaling more than $575,143.
Including all undergraduates (9,154), 4,861 students used grants or scholarships totaling $23.5 million, and 1,045 students took out $4.8 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 | ~9,062 | $3,925 | $4,037 | $4,133 | $4,522 | 15.2% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 1,088 | 50% | $4,781,179 | $4,394 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 1,797 | 83% | $5,729,131 | $3,188 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 115 | 5% | $167,076 | $1,453 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 2,001 | 92% | $10,677,386 | $5,336 |
| Federal student loans | 151 | 7% | $564,643 | $3,739 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 153 | 7% | $575,143 | $3,759 |
| Total student aid | 2,030 | 93% | - | - |
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