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College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL · Public · 16,114 students · mostly associate degrees
33rd-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$7,401
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$15,554
Graduation rate
25%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$46,909
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$10,410
Pell grant recipients
20%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
111 programsFire Science/Fire-fighting · Associate's Degree30 grads/yr$89,991Computer Programming/Programmer, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma81 grads/yr$87,336Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, Other · Associate's Degree20 grads/yr$86,313Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree95 grads/yr$78,079Engineering, General · Associate's Degree24 grads/yr$76,160Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma351 grads/yr$75,450Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree28 grads/yr$70,554Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma29 grads/yr$70,294Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma12 grads/yr$65,890Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree103 grads/yr$65,434Cloud Computing · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma7 grads/yr$59,092Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree32 grads/yr$58,233Business Administration and Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma49 grads/yr$57,058Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree30 grads/yr$56,383Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma309 grads/yr$54,763Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree244 grads/yr$52,007General Studies · Associate's Degree794 grads/yr$51,089Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma41 grads/yr$51,083Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$50,503Design and Visual Communications, General · Associate's Degree37 grads/yr$50,264Accounting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma42 grads/yr$43,199Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree27 grads/yr$40,306Design and Visual Communications, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma46 grads/yr$38,780Hospitality Administration/Management, General · Associate's Degree9 grads/yr$36,946
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.