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Cost of college went up for all students at MacMurray College

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Tuition and fees rose 3.9 percent for 2017-18 at MacMurray College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois students paid $26,100 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $990 more than the $25,110 charged for 2016-17.

Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 131 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.8 million and 122 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.14 million.

Including all undergraduates, 552 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.73 million. Another 502 took out $3.77 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
~431
$23,600
$24,172
$25,110
$26,100
10.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the MacMurray College 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
69
53%
$315,037
$4,566
State / local grant or scholarship
54
41%
$223,016
$4,130
Institutional grants or scholarships
131
100%
$1,261,673
$9,631
Grant or scholarship aid total
131
100%
$1,799,726
$13,738
Federal student loans
122
93%
$799,988
$6,557
Other student loans
44
34%
$335,699
$7,630
Student loan aid
122
93%
$1,135,687
$9,309
Total student aid
131
100%

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the cost of attendance, which includes both tuition and fees.

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