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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Thomas College

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Tuition and fees rose 3 percent for 2018-19 at Thomas College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Maine students paid $26,900 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $790 more than the $26,110 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, 222 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.6 million and 208 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.9 million.

Including all undergraduates (1,767), 782 students used grants or scholarships totaling $11.8 million, and 724 students took out $5.1 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~1,396$24,300$25,150$26,110$26,90010.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Thomas College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants10346%$569,621$5,530
State / local grant or scholarship8036%$112,475$1,406
Institutional grants or scholarships222100%$2,925,666$13,179
Grant or scholarship aid total222100%$3,607,762$16,251
Federal student loans20894%$1,259,603$6,056
Other student loans6027%$672,338$11,206
Student loan aid20894%$1,931,941$9,288
Total student aid222100%--

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