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Cost of college went up for all students at Goucher College

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Tuition and fees rose 0.1 percent for 2017-18 at Goucher College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Maryland students paid $43,440 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $24 more than the $43,416 charged for 2016-17.

Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 386 students received grants or scholarships totaling $9.49 million and 218 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.45 million.

Including all undergraduates, 1,384 students used grants or scholarships totaling $35.59 million. Another 816 took out $5.32 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
~586
$40,558
$42,180
$43,416
$43,440
7.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Goucher College 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
89
23%
$410,686
$4,614
State / local grant or scholarship
36
9%
$285,831
$7,940
Institutional grants or scholarships
386
99%
$8,790,809
$22,774
Grant or scholarship aid total
386
99%
$9,487,326
$24,579
Federal student loans
214
55%
$1,131,473
$5,287
Other student loans
22
6%
$319,132
$14,506
Student loan aid
218
56%
$1,450,605
$6,654
Total student aid
388
100%

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the cost of attendance, which includes both tuition and fees.

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