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Monday, May 13, 2024

Cost of college went up for resident students at City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 13.4 percent for 2018-19 at City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $9,216 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $1,090 more than the $8,126 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 25.3 percent more than residents this year, or $11,544. Non-resident tuition and fees were reduced 3 percent from $11,906 in 2017-18.

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

Data shows 75 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 751 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4 million and 13 students took out student loans totaling more than $42,772.

Including all undergraduates (9,777), 3,849 students used grants or scholarships totaling $15.5 million, and 156 students took out $579,006 in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state9,777$8,126$8,126$8,126$9,21613.4%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants57957%$2,598,625$4,488
State / local grant or scholarship41141%$444,223$1,081
Institutional grants or scholarships26226%$920,450$3,513
Grant or scholarship aid total75174%$3,963,298$5,277
Federal student loans131%$42,772$3,290
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid131%$42,772$3,290
Total student aid75775%--

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