Illinois students paid $36,420 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,230 more than the $35,190 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 84 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 473 students received grants or scholarships totaling $9.2 million and 319 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,944), 1,844 students used grants or scholarships totaling $31.1 million, and 1,189 students took out $8.3 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 | ~618 | $32,950 | $34,050 | $35,190 | $36,420 | 10.5% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Wheaton 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 | 130 | 22% | $695,650 | $5,351 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 33 | 6% | $155,760 | $4,720 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 473 | 82% | $8,345,028 | $17,643 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 473 | 82% | $9,196,438 | $19,443 |
| Federal student loans | 319 | 55% | $2,028,313 | $6,358 |
| Other student loans | 30 | 5% | $401,315 | $13,377 |
| Student loan aid | 319 | 55% | $2,429,628 | $7,616 |
| Total student aid | 488 | 84% | - | - |
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