California students paid $19,800 to attend the four-year private for-profit institution this year – $150 more than the $19,650 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 84 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 143 students received grants or scholarships totaling $711,293 and 172 students took out student loans totaling more than $938,230.
Including all undergraduates (400), 260 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.3 million, and 267 students took out $1.6 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 | 352 | $19,650 | $19,650 | $19,650 | $19,800 | 0.8% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Empire 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 | 134 | 64% | $574,802 | $4,290 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 4 | 2% | $6,483 | $1,621 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 34 | 16% | $130,008 | $3,824 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 143 | 68% | $711,293 | $4,974 |
| Federal student loans | 136 | 64% | $811,508 | $5,967 |
| Other student loans | 73 | 35% | $126,722 | $1,736 |
| Student loan aid | 172 | 82% | $938,230 | $5,455 |
| Total student aid | 178 | 84% | - | - |
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