Cost of college went up for all students at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla

Tuition and fees rose 3.6 percent for 2017-18 at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla, 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 $206 more than the $5,654 charged for 2016-17.

Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 823 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.45 million and 8 students took out student loans totaling more than $16,578.

Including all undergraduates, 3,949 students used grants or scholarships totaling $22.87 million. Another 970 took out $3.61 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
4,205
$5,474
$5,534
$5,654
$5,860
7.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla 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
807
96%
$4,123,406
$5,110
State / local grant or scholarship
151
18%
$45,717
$303
Institutional grants or scholarships
414
49%
$283,098
$684
Grant or scholarship aid total
823
98%
$4,452,221
$5,410
Federal student loans
8
1%
$16,578
$2,072
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
8
1%
$16,578
$2,072
Total student aid
823
98%