Cost of college went up for all students at Trinity College of Puerto Rico

Tuition and fees rose 6.4 percent for 2017-18 at Trinity College of Puerto Rico, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Puerto Rico students paid $7,292 to attend the two-year private not-for-profit institution this year $441 more than the $6,851 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, 35 students received grants or scholarships totaling $208,566.

Including all undergraduates, 227 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.33 million.

The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
~158
$6,546
$6,795
$6,851
$7,292
11.4%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Trinity College of Puerto Rico 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
35
97%
$207,160
$5,919
State / local grant or scholarship
12
33%
$1,406
$117
Institutional grants or scholarships
0
0%
$0
Grant or scholarship aid total
35
97%
$208,566
$5,959
Federal student loans
0
0%
$0
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
0
0%
$0
Total student aid
35
97%