Illinois students paid $16,375 to attend the private for-profit school this year – $1,000 more than the $15,375 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 72 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 180 students received grants or scholarships totaling $622,588 and 184 students took out student loans totaling more than $1 million.
Including all undergraduates (284), 249 students used grants or scholarships totaling $897,523, and 254 students took out $1.4 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~278 | $14,830 | $15,050 | $15,375 | $16,375 | 10.4% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the First Institute Inc 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 | 178 | 63% | $580,180 | $3,259 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 5 | 2% | $29,408 | $5,882 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 21 | 7% | $13,000 | $619 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 180 | 63% | $622,588 | $3,459 |
| Federal student loans | 184 | 65% | $1,019,909 | $5,543 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 184 | 65% | $1,019,909 | $5,543 |
| Total student aid | 204 | 72% | - | - |
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