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Chart (C) | How is institutional financial aid (e.g., discounts/waivers) offsetting institutional tuition revenue over time?​



RateAnnual Growth 3
Gross tuition revenue5.4%
Institutional Financial Aid18.5%
Net Tuition Revenue25.2%
Inflation (HEPI)53.0%
Inflation (CPI)53.2%
Institutional financial aid (e.g., tuition discounts/waivers)1 vs. net tuition revenue2 [2015-2024]​


Revenue Category2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Institutional financial aid$68.5M$75.0M$79.0M$83.6M$87.9M$96.6M$99.9M$111.4M$130.7M$143.7M
Net Tuition revenue (NGF)$400.3M$438.7M$453.3M$491.1M$514.2M$545.9M$560.0M$582.4M$606.3M$638.8M
State-funded financial aid (GF)$19.7M$19.8M$20.8M$21.0M$21.3M$23.0M$23.0M$24.6M$26.6M$35.8M



1. Institution financial aid = SCHEV S1/S2 collections; includes tuition discounts/waivers (foregone revenue) and non-general fund tuition revenues applied toward financial aid (redirected revenue).
2. Net tuition revenue = gross tuition revenue – total institutional financial aid.
3. Tuition discount rate = total institutional aid (tuition discounts/waivers) / gross tuition revenue.
4. "Annual growth" calculated as compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
5. Determined as annual growth in HEPI/CPI over period​.
Source: SCHEV