California students paid $12,160 to attend the four-year private for-profit institution this year – $912 more than the $11,248 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 91 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 502 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.1 million and 426 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (34,710), 27,021 students used grants or scholarships totaling $150.7 million, and 19,549 students took out $152.2 million in federal student loans.
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 | ~2,083 | $10,720 | $11,032 | $11,248 | $12,160 | 13.4% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Ashford University 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 | 411 | 71% | $1,700,946 | $4,139 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 135 | 23% | $398,851 | $2,954 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 502 | 87% | $2,099,797 | $4,183 |
| Federal student loans | 426 | 74% | $2,678,535 | $6,288 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 426 | 74% | $2,678,535 | $6,288 |
| Total student aid | 525 | 91% | - | - |
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