Tuition and fees rose 15.6 percent for 2017-18 at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
Puerto Rico students paid $5,898 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $796 more than the $5,102 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, 453 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.36 million.
Including all undergraduates, 1,922 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.96 million. Another 234 took out $786,698 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
2,150
$4,850
$4,905
$5,102
$5,898
21.6%
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo 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
440
95%
$2,283,363
$5,189
State / local grant or scholarship
104
22%
$18,792
$181
Institutional grants or scholarships
113
24%
$53,001
$469
Grant or scholarship aid total
453
98%
$2,355,156
$5,199
Federal student loans
0%
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
0%
Total student aid
453
98%
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