Pennsylvania students paid $55,584 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $2,050 more than the $53,534 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 58 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,135 students received grants or scholarships totaling $52.6 million and 312 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (25,860), 6,150 students used grants or scholarships totaling $248.6 million, and 1,610 students took out $11.6 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 | ~4,396 | $49,536 | $51,464 | $53,534 | $55,584 | 12.2% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of Pennsylvania 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 | 318 | 13% | $2,472,790 | $7,776 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 120 | 5% | $351,956 | $2,933 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,127 | 47% | $49,745,626 | $44,140 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,135 | 47% | $52,570,372 | $46,318 |
| Federal student loans | 274 | 11% | $1,340,898 | $4,894 |
| Other student loans | 59 | 2% | $1,105,665 | $18,740 |
| Student loan aid | 312 | 13% | $2,446,563 | $7,842 |
| Total student aid | 1,387 | 58% | - | - |
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