2026-2027 Â鶹¹ú²ú Financial Aid Estimate
Waiting for your Financial Aid Award Letter? We can help!
Interactive PDF Cost Estimator
Use this interactive PDF form to get an estimate of your direct costs to Â鶹¹ú²ú after
aid and loans. The PDF is also printable! |
Interactive / Printable PDF
Online Cost Estimator
Use this calculator to get an estimate of your direct costs to Â鶹¹ú²ú after aid and loans.
This option also allows you to email yourself the results. |
Online Cost Estimator
Tuition & Fees
The average college course is 3 or 4 credit hours. Most students take between 12–16 credit hours per semester
or about 30 per year to meet the Bachelors Degree requirement of 120 credit hours.
Undergraduate Costs (Before Aid)
Tuition
Per Credit
Hour: $0.00
Academic Year (30 Credit
Hours): $0.00
Student
Fees
Per Credit Hour: $140.80
Academic Year (30 Credit
Hours): $4,224.00
Cost
Per Credit Hour:
$140.80
Academic Year (30 Credit Hours):
$17,244.00
Resources to help estimate your Financial Aid
Find Your SAI
With this tool, students can find out how much federal student aid they may be eligible.
Note: This tool estimates the Student Aid Index (SAI). This estimate doesn’t reflect
the changes—accounting for inflation—to the SAI calculation approved in early 2024.
For most students, this tool will provide a close estimate of their federal student
aid. |
Pell Grant
$7395 maximum award minus SAI, rounded to nearest $5. Some may qualify for a minimum
award. |
State of Illinois MAP Grant
Up to $8400. Award may be reduced with higher SAIs. Must have SAI under $9000 to be
eligible. |
Federal Loans
Up to $5500 for dependent and $9500 for independent first-year students may be offered
in subsidized and/or unsubsidized loans. Additional loan increases may apply for students
beginning with 30 credits or more. |
Federal Loans
Federal Work Study/FSEOG
-1500 to 0 SAI, limited funding available. |
Work on Campus
PLUS Loans:
Parents of dependent students may apply after June 1 for an amount to help meet the
cost of attendance and indirect costs if needed. |
Federal PLUS Loans
