Tuition and fees rose 1.7 percent for 2017-18 at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
Puerto Rico students paid $5,860 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $96 more than the $5,764 charged for 2016-17.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 249 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.36 million and 56 students took out student loans totaling more than $137,075.
Including all undergraduates, 1,809 students used grants or scholarships totaling $11.67 million. Another 847 took out $3.24 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
~1,911
$5,534
$5,589
$5,764
$5,860
5.9%
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama 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
242
95%
$1,279,945
$5,289
State / local grant or scholarship
52
20%
$36,814
$708
Institutional grants or scholarships
35
14%
$40,994
$1,171
Grant or scholarship aid total
249
97%
$1,357,753
$5,453
Federal student loans
56
22%
$137,075
$2,448
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
56
22%
$137,075
$2,448
Total student aid
249
97%
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