Morton College
Public Community College in Cicero, IL. Six-year graduation rate 31%. Median 10-year earnings $42,406.
Ten years after entry, the median Morton College student earns $42,406 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Only 31% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $8,000, a light load against those earnings. On economic mobility, 2.6% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.19 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 31% — below national average
Academics
Only 31% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 66% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. A 17% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 43% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,593 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $5,716 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $75–110k bands is narrow ($4,006 versus $9,356), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 59% get grants averaging $5,943, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Only 2% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 388 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $4,006 |
| $30–48k | $4,347 |
| $48–75k | $7,763 |
| $75–110k | $9,356 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 45 of these 2,593 students, totalling $230,482 — an average of $5,122 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cook County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)