Illinois students paid $12,951 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $54 more than the $12,897 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,042 students received grants or scholarships totaling $10.2 million and 911 students took out student loans totaling more than $6.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (8,502), 6,185 students used grants or scholarships totaling $53.3 million, and 5,180 students took out $39.2 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 | ~7,652 | $12,889 | $12,655 | $12,897 | $12,951 | 0.5% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Western Illinois University 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 | 734 | 62% | $3,517,467 | $4,792 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 728 | 61% | $3,217,115 | $4,419 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 697 | 59% | $3,493,942 | $5,013 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,042 | 87% | $10,228,524 | $9,816 |
| Federal student loans | 903 | 76% | $5,556,536 | $6,153 |
| Other student loans | 84 | 7% | $890,552 | $10,602 |
| Student loan aid | 911 | 76% | $6,447,088 | $7,077 |
| Total student aid | 1,107 | 93% | - | - |
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