Illinois students paid $19,260 to attend the private for-profit school this year $1,110 more than the $18,150 charged for 2016-17.
Data shows 80 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 21 students received grants or scholarships totaling $78,703 and 22 students took out student loans totaling more than $200,604.
Including all undergraduates, 94 students used grants or scholarships totaling $337,015. Another 101 took out $725,366 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
78
$18,000
$18,150
$18,150
$19,260
7%
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills 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
20
67%
$76,953
$3,848
State / local grant or scholarship
0
0%
$0
Institutional grants or scholarships
9
30%
$1,750
$194
Grant or scholarship aid total
21
70%
$78,703
$3,748
Federal student loans
22
73%
$200,604
$9,118
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
22
73%
$200,604
$9,118
Total student aid
24
80%
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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