Tuition and fees rose 5 percent for 2017-18 at Palm Beach Atlantic University, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
Florida students paid $29,950 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $1,430 more than the $28,520 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, 547 students received grants or scholarships totaling $9.47 million and 312 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.94 million.
Including all undergraduates, 2,471 students used grants or scholarships totaling $37.83 million. Another 1,477 took out $1 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
~2,033
$26,274
$27,150
$28,520
$29,950
14%
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Palm Beach Atlantic 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
152
28%
$703,781
$4,630
State / local grant or scholarship
286
52%
$1,164,756
$4,073
Institutional grants or scholarships
547
100%
$7,604,880
$13,903
Grant or scholarship aid total
547
100%
$9,473,417
$17,319
Federal student loans
312
57%
$1,647,870
$5,282
Other student loans
26
5%
$287,867
$11,072
Student loan aid
312
57%
$1,935,737
$6,204
Total student aid
547
100%
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