New Jersey residents paid $8,790 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
Non-resident students would have paid the same amount as residents this year, or $8,790. Non-resident tuition and fees were unchanged from $8,790 in 2017-18.
100 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New Jersey residents.
Data shows 76 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 942 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.5 million and 14 students took out student loans totaling more than $69,181.
Including all undergraduates (7,514), 5,108 students used grants or scholarships totaling $26.4 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 | 7,514 | $8,175 | $8,011 | $8,790 | $8,790 | 7.5% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Essex County College 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 | 902 | 72% | $4,393,730 | $4,871 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 392 | 31% | $909,200 | $2,319 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 45 | 4% | $167,425 | $3,721 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 942 | 75% | $5,470,355 | $5,807 |
| Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Other student loans | 14 | 1% | $69,181 | $4,942 |
| Student loan aid | 14 | 1% | $69,181 | $4,942 |
| Total student aid | 947 | 76% | - | - |
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