New York students paid $53,880 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,575 more than the $52,305 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 82 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,365 students received grants or scholarships totaling $42.1 million and 880 students took out student loans totaling more than $9.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (7,895), 5,409 students used grants or scholarships totaling $167.9 million, and 3,369 students took out $24.9 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,211 | $49,341 | $50,797 | $52,305 | $53,880 | 9.2% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 255 | 15% | $1,628,134 | $6,385 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 231 | 14% | $651,960 | $2,822 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,363 | 82% | $39,794,425 | $29,196 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,365 | 82% | $42,074,519 | $30,824 |
| Federal student loans | 868 | 52% | $5,170,803 | $5,957 |
| Other student loans | 173 | 10% | $3,943,807 | $22,797 |
| Student loan aid | 880 | 53% | $9,114,610 | $10,358 |
| Total student aid | 1,370 | 82% | - | - |
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