Pennsylvania students paid $34,900 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,260 more than the $33,640 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 369 students received grants or scholarships totaling $7.3 million and 361 students took out student loans totaling more than $3 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,792), 1,897 students used grants or scholarships totaling $28.6 million, and 1,784 students took out $17.5 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,982 | $31,100 | $32,270 | $33,640 | $34,900 | 12.2% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Alvernia University 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 | 143 | 39% | $689,473 | $4,821 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 163 | 44% | $506,814 | $3,109 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 369 | 99% | $6,068,187 | $16,445 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 369 | 99% | $7,264,474 | $19,687 |
| Federal student loans | 361 | 97% | $1,650,695 | $4,573 |
| Other student loans | 83 | 22% | $1,350,711 | $16,274 |
| Student loan aid | 361 | 97% | $3,001,406 | $8,314 |
| Total student aid | 370 | 100% | - | - |
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