Arkansas residents paid $3,320 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $120 more than the $3,200 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 43.4 percent more than residents this year, or $4,760. Their price tag grew 3.3 percent from $4,610 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Arkansas residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 107 students received grants or scholarships totaling $573,405.
Including all undergraduates (1,520), 772 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3 million.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,505 | $2,968 | $3,110 | $3,200 | $3,320 | 11.9% |
| Out-of-state | ~15 | $4,325 | $4,520 | $4,610 | $4,760 | 10.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas 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 | 99 | 85% | $511,991 | $5,172 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 25 | 22% | $24,000 | $960 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 22 | 19% | $37,414 | $1,701 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 107 | 92% | $573,405 | $5,359 |
| Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Total student aid | 108 | 93% | - | - |
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