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Cost of college went up for all students at University of Illinois at Chicago

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In-state tuition and fees rose 0.3 percent for 2017-18 at the University of Illinois at Chicago, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $13,704 to attend the four-year public institution this year, $40 more than the $13,664 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 93.8 percent more than residents this year, or $26,560. Their price tag grew 0.2 percent from $26,520 in 2016-17.

About 92 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois residents. About 4 percent are residents of other states and 3 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 85 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,474 students received grants or scholarships totaling $33.42 million and 1,519 students took out student loans totaling more than $9.32 million.

Including all undergraduates, 11,408 students used grants or scholarships totaling $143.13 million. Another 8,284 took out $52.05 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending

Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
In-state
~26,790
$13,634
$13,664
$13,664
$13,704
0.5%
Out-of-state
~1,165
$26,024
$26,520
$26,520
$26,560
2.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2015-16.

Type of Aid
Number of students receiving aid
Percent receiving aid
Total amount of aid received
Average amount of aid per student
Federal grants
2,022
58%
$9,733,657
$4,814
State / local grant or scholarship
1,985
57%
$8,909,139
$4,488
Institutional grants or scholarships
2,391
69%
$14,775,392
$6,180
Grant or scholarship aid total
2,474
71%
$33,418,188
$13,508
Federal student loans
1,499
43%
$7,298,363
$4,869
Other student loans
142
4%
$2,017,824
$14,210
Student loan aid
1,519
44%
$9,316,187
$6,133
Total student aid
2,945
85%

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