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Cost of college went up for all students at William Rainey Harper College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.9 percent for 2018-19 at William Rainey Harper College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $9,852 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $186 more than the $9,666 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 18.4 percent more than residents this year, or $11,664. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 1.6 percent from $11,478 in 2017-18.

100 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois residents.

Data shows 54 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 730 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.9 million and 106 students took out student loans totaling more than $458,018.

Including all undergraduates (13,530), 3,919 students used grants or scholarships totaling $16 million, and 786 students took out $4.4 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state13,530$9,396$9,528$9,666$9,8524.9%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at William Rainey Harper College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants64441%$3,043,969$4,727
State / local grant or scholarship38024%$678,369$1,785
Institutional grants or scholarships825%$166,117$2,026
Grant or scholarship aid total73047%$3,888,455$5,327
Federal student loans1057%$455,268$4,336
Other student loans-0%--
Student loan aid1067%$458,018$4,321
Total student aid83154%--

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