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Cost of college went up for all students at California State University-Chico

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In-state tuition and fees rose 3.5 percent for 2018-19 at California State University-Chico, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

California residents paid $7,608 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $260 more than the $7,348 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 156.2 percent more than residents this year, or $19,488. Their price tag grew 1.4 percent from $19,228 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are California residents. About 1 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 76 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,830 students received grants or scholarships totaling $16.9 million and 1,301 students took out student loans totaling more than $7.1 million.

Including all undergraduates (17,578), 10,522 students used grants or scholarships totaling $92.4 million, and 7,567 students took out $43.7 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~17,226$7,022$7,040$7,348$7,6088.3%
Out-of-state~176$18,182$18,200$19,228$19,4887.2%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at California State University-Chico in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants1,22644%$6,332,254$5,165
State / local grant or scholarship1,67661%$4,238,235$2,529
Institutional grants or scholarships1,10740%$6,294,822$5,686
Grant or scholarship aid total1,83066%$16,865,311$9,216
Federal student loans1,28646%$6,128,837$4,766
Other student loans883%$942,999$10,716
Student loan aid1,30147%$7,071,836$5,436
Total student aid2,11076%--

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