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Cost of college went up for all students at Hampshire College

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Tuition and fees rose 0.1 percent for 2018-19 at Hampshire College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Massachusetts students paid $51,668 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $60 more than the $51,608 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 96 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 308 students received grants or scholarships totaling $10.6 million and 238 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.6 million.

Including all undergraduates (1,191), 1,187 students used grants or scholarships totaling $36.3 million, and 856 students took out $5.5 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~155$49,048$50,238$51,608$51,6685.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Hampshire College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants11636%$667,965$5,758
State / local grant or scholarship278%$84,270$3,121
Institutional grants or scholarships30794%$9,883,693$32,194
Grant or scholarship aid total30895%$10,635,928$34,532
Federal student loans23773%$1,276,930$5,388
Other student loans227%$350,284$15,922
Student loan aid23873%$1,627,214$6,837
Total student aid31296%--

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