Tennessee students paid $21,950 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $400 more than the $21,550 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 551 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.7 million and 295 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.5 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,942), 2,321 students used grants or scholarships totaling $24.4 million, and 1,362 students took out $12.7 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 | ~618 | $20,650 | $21,150 | $21,550 | $21,950 | 6.3% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Southern Adventist 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 | 198 | 35% | $888,739 | $4,489 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 97 | 17% | $422,080 | $4,351 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 546 | 98% | $4,378,149 | $8,019 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 551 | 98% | $5,688,968 | $10,325 |
| Federal student loans | 295 | 53% | $2,139,609 | $7,253 |
| Other student loans | 32 | 6% | $335,409 | $10,482 |
| Student loan aid | 295 | 53% | $2,475,018 | $8,390 |
| Total student aid | 555 | 99% | - | - |
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