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Cost of college went down for all students at DeVry University-Illinois

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Tuition and fees fell 13.2 percent for 2017-18 at DeVry University-Illinois, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois students paid $17,316 to attend the four-year private for-profit institution this year $2,632 less than the $19,948 charged for 2016-17.

Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 270 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.49 million and 260 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.1 million.

Including all undergraduates, 13,681 students used grants or scholarships totaling $59.93 million. Another 12,919 took out $99.83 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
~2,708
$16,888
$19,568
$19,948
$17,316
2.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the DeVry University-Illinois 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
220
77%
$1,021,626
$4,644
State / local grant or scholarship
18
6%
$67,232
$3,735
Institutional grants or scholarships
147
51%
$398,225
$2,709
Grant or scholarship aid total
270
94%
$1,487,083
$5,508
Federal student loans
260
91%
$2,069,967
$7,961
Other student loans
1%
Student loan aid
260
91%
$2,104,191
$8,093
Total student aid
283
99%

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