Illinois residents paid $6,480 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $408 more than the $6,072 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 48 percent more than residents this year, or $9,588. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 6.8 percent from $8,976 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 68 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 416 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.3 million and 130 students took out student loans totaling more than $678,067.
Including all undergraduates (5,565), 2,621 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13.4 million, and 835 students took out $5.1 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 | ~5,509 | $5,544 | $5,784 | $6,072 | $6,480 | 16.9% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 324 | 41% | $1,678,077 | $5,179 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 177 | 22% | $345,747 | $1,953 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 68 | 9% | $262,208 | $3,856 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 416 | 52% | $2,286,032 | $5,495 |
| Federal student loans | 130 | 16% | $669,567 | $5,151 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 130 | 16% | $678,067 | $5,216 |
| Total student aid | 546 | 68% | - | - |
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