Illinois students paid $20,750 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year $40 more than the $20,710 charged for 2016-17.
Data shows 89 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 7 students received grants or scholarships totaling $55,925 and 8 students took out student loans totaling more than $77,000.
Including all undergraduates, 384 students used grants or scholarships totaling $2.55 million. Another 507 took out $4.6 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
680
$19,600
$20,140
$20,710
$20,750
5.9%
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Methodist 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
5
56%
$25,025
$5,005
State / local grant or scholarship
5
56%
$15,415
$3,083
Institutional grants or scholarships
4
44%
$15,485
$3,871
Grant or scholarship aid total
7
78%
$55,925
$7,989
Federal student loans
8
89%
$48,000
$6,000
Other student loans
3
33%
$29,000
$9,667
Student loan aid
8
89%
$77,000
$9,625
Total student aid
8
89%
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