The cost of tuition at PC AGE-Metropark rose by 9.2% for the 2022-23 school year, as revealed in the most recent disclosure, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Students paid $23,790 to enroll at the private, for-profit institution in both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years.
All undergraduate students at the school are residents of New Jersey.
Data indicates that 53% of full-time undergraduates who began studies at PC AGE-Metropark in 2022-23 received some form of student financial aid. Specifically, 18 students were awarded grants or scholarships totaling $92,970, while 16 students obtained student loans exceeding $134,956.
Among all undergraduate students, 38 received grants or scholarships amounting to $199,010. Additionally, 34 students borrowed a total of $272,166 in federal student loans.
Undergraduate education costs have seen a significant increase over the past few decades. Data shows a 169% rise in the average total cost, including tuition, fees, room, and board, between 1980 and 2020.
According to a 2023 College Board report, in-state students at public universities paid an average of $11,260, while out-of-state students paid $29,150 in the 2023-24 academic year.
Meanwhile, student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging a total of $28,950 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.
Available data sometimes exceeds 100% due to rounding and administrative calculations.
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the PC AGE-Metropark in the 2022-23 school year.
| Type of Aid | Number of students awarded aid | Percent awarded aid | Total amount of aid awarded | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 18 | 50% | $92,970 | $5,165 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 0 | 0% | $0 | $0 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 0 | 0% | $0 | $0 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 18 | 50% | $92,970 | $5,165 |
| Federal student loans | 16 | 44% | $128,660 | $8,041 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 3% | $0 | $0 |
| Student loan aid | 16 | 44% | $134,956 | $8,435 |
| Total student aid | 19 | 53% | $227,926 | $11,996 |
Information in this story was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.
