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Cost of college went up for all students at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

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In-state tuition and fees rose 6.3 percent for 2018-19 at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $8,654 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $515 more than the $8,139 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 113 percent more than residents this year, or $18,434. Their price tag grew 3.6 percent from $17,789 in 2017-18.

About 91 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents. And about 9 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 601 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.1 million and 503 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.4 million.

Including all undergraduates (2,278), 1,778 students used grants or scholarships totaling $15.2 million, and 1,482 students took out $9.1 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~2,073$7,719$7,929$8,139$8,65412.1%
Out-of-state~205$17,569$17,779$17,789$18,4344.9%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants44063%$1,852,539$4,210
State / local grant or scholarship53977%$2,106,515$3,908
Institutional grants or scholarships58183%$1,101,120$1,895
Grant or scholarship aid total60185%$5,060,174$8,420
Federal student loans49871%$2,667,034$5,355
Other student loans609%$695,938$11,599
Student loan aid50371%$3,362,972$6,686
Total student aid65994%--

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