 Undergraduate tuition and fees total $ 40 @,@ 732 and annual expenses are estimated at $ 52 @,@ 507 as of 2012 . 62 percent of students received need @-@ based financial aid in the form of scholarships and grants from federal , state , institutional , and external sources averaging $ 38 @,@ 964 per student . Students were awarded a total of $ 102 million in scholarships and grants , primarily from institutional support ( $ 84 million ) . The annual increase in expenses has led to a student tradition ( dating back to the 1960s ) of tongue @-@ in @-@ cheek " tuition riots " . 
