Cost of college went up for all students at University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

In-state tuition and fees rose 1.6 percent for 2017-18 at University of Puerto Rico-Humacao, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Puerto Rico residents paid $2,117 to attend the four-year public institution this year $34 more than the $2,083 charged for 2016-17.

Non-resident students would have paid 95.5 percent more than residents this year, or $4,138. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 0.8 percent from $4,104 in 2016-17.

100 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Puerto Rico residents.

Data shows 85 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 832 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.54 million and 25 students took out student loans totaling more than $53,800.

Including all undergraduates, 3,015 students used grants or scholarships totaling $15.88 million. Another 215 took out $777,591 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
In-state
4,037
$2,019
$2,049
$2,083
$2,117
4.9%
Out-of-state
0
$4,041
$4,071
$4,104
$4,138
2.4%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of Puerto Rico-Humacao 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
811
83%
$4,301,183
$5,304
State / local grant or scholarship
567
58%
$56,700
$100
Institutional grants or scholarships
142
14%
$178,180
$1,255
Grant or scholarship aid total
832
85%
$4,536,063
$5,452
Federal student loans
25
3%
$53,800
$2,152
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
25
3%
$53,800
$2,152
Total student aid
838
85%