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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 revenue5.8%
Institutional Financial Aid18.2%
Net Tuition Revenue25.8%
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$96.5M$103.7M$104.1M$119.1M$139.7M$154.1M$164.1M$169.8M$186.2M$194.0M
Net Tuition revenue (NGF)$415.9M$428.9M$455.8M$473.2M$493.1M$526.0M$542.0M$573.5M$577.2M$645.0M
State-funded financial aid (GF)$10.5M$10.6M$11.4M$11.7M$11.8M$12.4M$12.4M$12.7M$13.6M$17.7M



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