by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Rend Lake College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The full cost of attending Rend Lake College stands at about $14,638.00 a year.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $7,800.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $6,838.00 |
| Total cost | $14,638.00 |
| That is 24% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $14,638.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,544.00 |
| Net price | $7,094.00 |
| That is 63% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $14,638.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$8,307.00 |
| Net price | $6,331.00 |
| That is 67% below the national average net price. | |
| For the full breakdown, see tuition and fees plus room and board. |
Cost of attendance here has been rising by around 5.0% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. The loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Freshman year | $6,648.00 | $7,449.00 | $15,370.00 |
| Senior year | $7,695.00 | $8,623.00 | $17,793.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $28,652.00 | $32,105.00 | $66,246.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $10,915.00 | $12,231.00 | $25,237.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $330.00 | $369.00 | $762.00 |
| Total amount paid | $39,567.00 | $44,336.00 | $91,484.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Freshman year | $6,648.00 | $7,449.00 | $15,370.00 |
| Senior year | $6,980.00 | $7,821.00 | $16,138.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $13,627.00 | $15,270.00 | $31,508.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $5,192.00 | $5,817.00 | $12,004.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $157.00 | $176.00 | $363.00 |
| Total amount paid | $18,819.00 | $21,087.00 | $43,512.00 |
Read more in the Net Price section.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $9,187.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $7,309.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $6,369.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $6,411.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $9,607.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $12,191.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Rend Lake College Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the grants & scholarships detail.
The median graduating debt at Rend Lake College amounts to $4,475.00, placing the school in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $1,000.00 |
| 25th | $1,750.00 |
| Median (50th) | $4,475.00 |
| 75th | $5,682.00 |
| 90th | $10,259.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt detail.
The federal default-rate classification for Rend Lake College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 22.6% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Rend Lake College amount to $18,525,916.00 over 2,329 recipients.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 15 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $2,506.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 2 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $2,110.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veterans benefits detail.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Rend Lake College, think through the questions below:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.