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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Cost of college went up for all students at North Park University

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Tuition and fees rose 4.3 percent for 2018-19 at North Park University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois students paid $29,860 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,240 more than the $28,620 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 384 students received grants or scholarships totaling $6.5 million and 277 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.4 million.

Including all undergraduates (2,900), 1,915 students used grants or scholarships totaling $25.1 million, and 1,404 students took out $15.7 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state2,088$25,860$27,210$28,620$29,86015.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at North Park University in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants20052%$1,090,291$5,451
State / local grant or scholarship19049%$838,967$4,416
Institutional grants or scholarships37998%$4,533,659$11,962
Grant or scholarship aid total38499%$6,462,917$16,831
Federal student loans27771%$2,344,207$8,463
Other student loans82%$90,375$11,297
Student loan aid27771%$2,434,582$8,789
Total student aid38499%--

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