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Harper College Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 4,436
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 36%
Average Aid Amount $4,546
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,167
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 76%

Financial Aid Information at Harper College

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,436 students (36% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $4,546. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,167 students (76% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at William Rainey Harper College is $10,062 for Illinois residents and $11,874 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,436 students (36% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $4,546. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at William Rainey Harper College for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at William Rainey Harper College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid4,43636%$4,546
Pell Grants2,43520%$3,935
Federal Student Loans2662%$5,803

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,167 beginning students (76% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 820 students (53% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at William Rainey Harper College.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at William Rainey Harper College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,16776%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources80452%$6,526
Federal Grants55536%$5,246
Pell Grants55536%$5,119
Other Federal Grants16511%$425
State/Local Grants44629%$2,267
Institutional Grants31721%$4,178
Student Loans352%$5,366
Federal Student Loans342%$4,767
Other Student Loans20%$12,867

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2023-2024, total 617 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended William Rainey Harper College. Among them, 0 students have lived on campus and 111 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at William Rainey Harper College
Living Status202120222023
Living On-Campus000
Living Off-Campus with Family735792484
Living Off-Campus without Family145182111

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2023-2024 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at William Rainey Harper College
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level502486$3,336,865$6,647
$0 - $30,000192192$1,643,009$8,557
$30,001 - $48,000147147$1,105,878$7,523
$48,001 - $75,000121121$510,536$4,219
$75,001 - $110,0003023$65,110$2,170
$110,001 or more123$12,332$1,028