West Virginia students paid $16,700 to attend the four-year private for-profit institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
Data shows 89 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 159 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.2 million and 151 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (990), 598 students used grants or scholarships totaling $4.6 million, and 717 students took out $5.7 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 | ~208 | $17,700 | $14,600 | $16,700 | $16,700 | -5.6% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Salem International 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 | 118 | 60% | $743,239 | $6,299 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 22 | 11% | $52,950 | $2,407 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 65 | 33% | $415,177 | $6,387 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 159 | 80% | $1,211,366 | $7,619 |
| Federal student loans | 151 | 76% | $1,023,544 | $6,778 |
| Other student loans | 7 | 4% | $54,320 | $7,760 |
| Student loan aid | 151 | 76% | $1,077,864 | $7,138 |
| Total student aid | 177 | 89% | - | - |
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