Illinois residents paid $9,636 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $210 more than the $9,426 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 16.2 percent more than residents this year, or $11,196. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 2.2 percent from $10,956 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois residents. And about 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 53 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 717 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.7 million and 171 students took out student loans totaling more than $731,052.
Including all undergraduates (13,762), 4,736 students used grants or scholarships totaling $20.9 million, and 894 students took out $4.6 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~13,624 | $8,916 | $9,216 | $9,426 | $9,636 | 8.1% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 683 | 42% | $3,185,880 | $4,665 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 374 | 23% | $482,650 | $1,291 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 41 | 3% | $77,980 | $1,902 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 717 | 44% | $3,746,510 | $5,225 |
| Federal student loans | 168 | 10% | $708,753 | $4,219 |
| Other student loans | 4 | 0% | $22,299 | $5,575 |
| Student loan aid | 171 | 11% | $731,052 | $4,275 |
| Total student aid | 855 | 53% | - | - |
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