Tennessee residents paid $8,935 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $256 more than the $8,679 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 204.4 percent more than residents this year, or $27,199. Their price tag grew 2.8 percent from $26,463 in 2017-18.
About 80 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Tennessee residents. About 19 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,887 students received grants or scholarships totaling $19.3 million and 990 students took out student loans totaling more than $5.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (14,317), 8,936 students used grants or scholarships totaling $88.1 million, and 5,250 students took out $34.1 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 | ~11,454 | $8,153 | $8,341 | $8,679 | $8,935 | 9.6% |
| Out-of-state | ~2,720 | $24,977 | $25,573 | $26,463 | $27,199 | 8.9% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 1,034 | 51% | $5,921,831 | $5,727 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 1,522 | 75% | $7,230,732 | $4,751 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 744 | 37% | $6,119,721 | $8,225 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,887 | 93% | $19,272,284 | $10,213 |
| Federal student loans | 979 | 48% | $5,002,865 | $5,110 |
| Other student loans | 94 | 5% | $658,080 | $7,001 |
| Student loan aid | 990 | 49% | $5,660,945 | $5,718 |
| Total student aid | 1,967 | 97% | - | - |
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