Cost increased for all Brookline College-Tempe students during 2022-23 school year

Andi Lipstein Fristedt, CDC Deputy Director for Policy , Communications, and Legislative Affairs /Chief Stragedy Officer
Andi Lipstein Fristedt, CDC Deputy Director for Policy , Communications, and Legislative Affairs /Chief Stragedy Officer
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Brookline College-Tempe reported a 5.8% tuition hike for the 2022-23 school year, based on the latest available information, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Students were charged $30,150 to attend the two-year private for-profit college during both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years.

Approximately 97% of the undergraduate students at the institution are residents of Arizona, while about 3% come from other states.

Data indicates that 79% of full-time undergraduates who enrolled at Brookline College-Tempe in 2022-23 received some form of student financial aid. In total, 51 students were awarded grants or scholarships amounting to $239,609, and 46 students obtained student loans exceeding $254,941.

Across all undergraduate students, 267 individuals received grants or scholarships totaling $1.2 million. Additionally, 273 students borrowed $1.6 million 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.

Undergraduate Financial Aid

The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Brookline College-Tempe 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 51 61% $239,609 $4,698
State / local grant or scholarship 0 0% $0 $0
Institutional grants or scholarships 0 0% $0 $0
Grant or scholarship aid total 51 61% $239,609 $4,698
Federal student loans 46 55% $236,191 $5,135
Other student loans 0 1% $0 $0
Student loan aid 46 55% $254,941 $5,542
Total student aid 66 79% $494,550 $7,493

Information in this story was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.



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