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In-state tuition and fees rose 3.7 percent for 2017-18 at Wabash Valley College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $9,743 to attend the two-year public institution this year $344 more than the $9,399 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 20.4 percent more than residents this year, or $11,734. Their price tag grew 3 percent from $11,390 in 2016-17.

About 87 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois residents. And about 13 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 191 students received grants or scholarships totaling $876,716 and 29 students took out student loans totaling more than $138,838.

Including all undergraduates, 2,484 students used grants or scholarships totaling $4.34 million. Another 109 took out $487,515 in federal student loans.

The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Wabash Valley College in 2015-16.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the cost of attendance, which includes both tuition and fees.