by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview lays out the cost of attending The Chicago School at Chicago, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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The full cost of attending The Chicago School at Chicago amounts to about $21,780.00 for a single academic year.
The reported cost series has been increasing by around 22.0% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of The Chicago School at Chicago is $10,250.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) burden category.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $1,166.00 |
| 25th | $1,949.00 |
| Median (50th) | $10,250.00 |
| 75th | $7,593.00 |
| 90th | $24,136.00 |
The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles reflects how variable debt outcomes are at this school.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt detail.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500.00 |
| Middle income | $10,500.00 |
| High income | $11,250.00 |
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,000.00 |
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at The Chicago School at Chicago comes to $1,000.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The default-rate classification at The Chicago School at Chicago is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 3.1% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at The Chicago School at Chicago add up to $1,469,420,063.00 distributed across 25,080 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for substantial federal education benefits like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 8 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $13,837.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the college veterans page.
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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.