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Statement · Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $4,032 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $15,554.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $46,909 ten years after entering, the 92nd percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 25% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
37,930

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $15,554 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $4,032 and $15,308 a year depending on income at College of DuPage.

Statement of cost · College of DuPage

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$15,554
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$4,032
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$7,401
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$4,560

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $4,032; $30–48k: $4,390; $48–75k: $8,431; $75–110k: $12,717; over $110k: $15,308. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$4,032
$30k–$48k$4,390
$48k–$75k$8,431
$75k–$110k$12,717
Over $110k$15,308

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $46,909; the median graduate who borrowed owes $10,410.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$38,925
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$42,081
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
92nd percentile among public 2-years
$46,909
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
50th percentile among public 2-years
$10,410
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$5,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $38,925; 8 yrs after entry: $42,081; 10 yrs after entry: $46,909. Median graduate debt: $10,410. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $10,410.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$38,925
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$42,081
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$46,909
Median graduate debt$10,410

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at College of DuPage
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree794$56,318$9,500
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma351not reported$11,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma309not reported$11,448
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree244$38,303$10,664
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree103not reported$17,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree95not reported$15,750
Computer ProgrammingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma81not reported$7,812
Computer ProgrammingAssociate's Degree54not reportednot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma49not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma49not reported$14,499
Design and Applied ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma46not reported$11,500
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma42not reportednot reported
Show all 25 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma41not reported$11,250
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma41not reportednot reported
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree37not reported$10,653
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree32not reported$12,000
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree30not reported$10,854
Fire ProtectionAssociate's Degree30not reportednot reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree30not reported$17,125
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree29not reportednot reported
Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsAssociate's Degree20not reported$8,690
Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree24not reported$10,500
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree28not reported$19,871
Human Resources Management and ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma29not reported$17,746
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12not reported$7,938

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

College of DuPage: 16,114 undergraduates; 20% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

16,114

97th percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

20%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

17th percentile among public 2-years

Completion

25%

finish within 150% of normal time

14th percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

43%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$28,618

81st percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k42%
  • $30k–$48k21%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110k11%
  • Over $110k9%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k42%
$30k–$48k21%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110k11%
Over $110k9%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.