<p>An excerpt from the 2006 report titled “Committing to Keep Illinois Students In-State”, page 31:</p>
<p>“More than half (58%) of out-migrating students cited institutional aid awards (merit or need-based) as part of their enrollement decision. Only about a fifth (19%) of students remaining in-state reported receiving institutional aid awards. Of these, 11% reported receiving tuition remission resulting from a parent employed at the university, and 8% received other forms of institutional aid.”</p>
<p>‘Institutional aid’ includes merit and need-based scholarships, and excludes work-study, Pell grants, and loans.</p>
<p>See also p. 36, “College Affordability”: “…even after deducting financial aid, the net college cost for low- and middle-income families to send their child to a public four year college or university demand over half (52%) of their annual family income.”</p>
<p>I found the factual content of this report interesting.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/eafdept/centerforedpolicy/initiatives/saelpdownloads/HECA%20Report%20-%20Final%20Draft_USE%20THIS.pdf[/url]”>http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/eafdept/centerforedpolicy/initiatives/saelpdownloads/HECA%20Report%20-%20Final%20Draft_USE%20THIS.pdf</a></p>