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Cost of college went up for all students at Concordia University-Chicago

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Tuition and fees rose 3.1 percent for 2017-18 at Concordia University-Chicago, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois students paid $31,588 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $958 more than the $30,630 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, 294 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.64 million and 233 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.51 million.

Including all undergraduates, 1,325 students used grants or scholarships totaling $21.83 million. Another 1,094 took out $7.75 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
~3,754
$28,718
$29,520
$30,630
$31,588
10%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Concordia University-Chicago 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
130
44%
$606,161
$4,663
State / local grant or scholarship
120
41%
$507,158
$4,226
Institutional grants or scholarships
294
100%
$4,526,239
$15,395
Grant or scholarship aid total
294
100%
$5,639,558
$19,182
Federal student loans
233
79%
$1,250,971
$5,369
Other student loans
22
7%
$262,446
$11,929
Student loan aid
233
79%
$1,513,417
$6,495
Total student aid
294
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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