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Which colleges are most affordable for Illinois residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Illinois residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Illinois.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Air Force Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,124 | 1344 | 0.1393 | |
| 1 | United States Naval Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,465 | 1314 | 0.0936 | |
| 1 | University of California-Los Angeles | 0 | 36700 | 1 | 33,471 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 4 | Utah State University | 3900 | 20300 | 0.8091 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5200 | 86800 | 0.9398 | 4,576 | 1535 | 0.0485 | |
| 6 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11100 | 22900 | 0.5162 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 11300 | 34400 | 0.6706 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 11500 | 86100 | 0.8664 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 9 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11900 | 27200 | 0.5632 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 10 | Southern Utah University | 12100 | 21100 | 0.4259 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 11 | Northern Illinois University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5679 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 12 | University of California-San Diego | 12600 | 34000 | 0.6289 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 13 | The University of Texas at Austin | 13200 | 30700 | 0.5697 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 14 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 13400 | 38500 | 0.6518 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 15 | Wichita State University | 13800 | 29800 | 0.5369 | 14,280 | 1094 | 0.7211 | |
| 16 | Indiana State University | 14400 | 25900 | 0.4447 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 16 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | 14400 | 41100 | 0.6502 | 8,975 | 1045 | 0.9721 | |
| 18 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14500 | 26500 | 0.454 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 19 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 14600 | 22700 | 0.3563 | 4,214 | 1090 | 0.8949 | |
| 20 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71300 | 0.792 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 21 | Case Western Reserve University | 14900 | 80400 | 0.8142 | 6,528 | 1485 | 0.3778 | |
| 22 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15300 | 28100 | 0.4555 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 23 | University of Florida | 15400 | 22300 | 0.3095 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 24 | University of North Texas | 15500 | 25400 | 0.3904 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 24 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 15500 | 24800 | 0.3744 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 26 | Elizabeth City State University | 15600 | 21000 | 0.2568 | 2,131 | 940 | 0.6461 | |
| 27 | Delta State University | 16500 | 23400 | 0.2951 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 27 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16500 | 30300 | 0.4537 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 29 | Middle Tennessee State University | 16700 | 23200 | 0.2799 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 30 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 31 | University of Kansas | 17600 | 34900 | 0.4957 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 32 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 28100 | 0.3632 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 33 | University of Southern California | 18300 | 76000 | 0.7592 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 34 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 31400 | 0.3947 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 35 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19500 | 24500 | 0.2037 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 36 | Florida Memorial University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5619 | 1,299 | 0 | 0.7431 | |
| 37 | University of Colorado Boulder | 20400 | 30600 | 0.3333 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 38 | Western Michigan University | 20500 | 31200 | 0.3426 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 39 | Henderson State University | 20600 | 32700 | 0.3702 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 40 | West Virginia University | 20700 | 28800 | 0.2815 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 41 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20900 | 36200 | 0.4223 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 42 | University of Miami | 21700 | 70800 | 0.6939 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 43 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 22200 | 34400 | 0.3546 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 44 | South Dakota State University | 22300 | 25200 | 0.1144 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 45 | Fairmont State University | 22400 | 32000 | 0.3004 | 3,060 | 1005 | 0.9924 | |
| 46 | University of Memphis | 22700 | 30000 | 0.2437 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 47 | Lewis University | 22900 | 57000 | 0.5984 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 48 | The University of Alabama | 23100 | 29900 | 0.2278 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 48 | University of California-Irvine | 23100 | 35300 | 0.346 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 50 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 23700 | 28300 | 0.1627 | 6,800 | 1245 | 0.6857 | |
| 51 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 23900 | 71600 | 0.6664 | 3,135 | 1299 | 0.5493 | |
| 52 | University at Buffalo | 24300 | 34000 | 0.2853 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 53 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 25000 | 36600 | 0.3173 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 53 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 55 | Iowa State University | 25100 | 41400 | 0.3947 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 56 | University of North Dakota | 25300 | 27700 | 0.0863 | 11,033 | 1150 | 0.769 | |
| 57 | Geneva College | 25900 | 48900 | 0.4694 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 58 | Tuskegee University | 26100 | 42100 | 0.3805 | 2,400 | 1030 | 0.3143 | |
| 58 | Westminster University | 26100 | 59500 | 0.561 | 842 | 1233 | 0.6657 | |
| 60 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 26300 | 39000 | 0.3255 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 61 | University of Arizona | 26500 | 35200 | 0.247 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 62 | Morehead State University | 27500 | 32600 | 0.1564 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 62 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 27500 | 36700 | 0.2486 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 64 | Tennessee State University | 27600 | 39300 | 0.298 | 5,057 | 980 | 0.7018 | |
| 64 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 27600 | 27600 | 0 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 66 | California State University-Long Beach | 28000 | 38400 | 0.2712 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 67 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 28500 | 41900 | 0.3197 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 68 | University of Hartford | 28800 | 70100 | 0.5897 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 69 | Clarkson University | 29200 | 78000 | 0.6258 | 2,296 | 1302 | 0.7736 | |
| 70 | Delaware State University | 29300 | 36700 | 0.2018 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 71 | Bridgewater State University | 29500 | 37000 | 0.2023 | 8,172 | 1135 | 0.8919 | |
| 72 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29800 | 38200 | 0.2201 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 73 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 74 | San Jose State University | 30300 | 41000 | 0.2608 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 75 | Syracuse University | 30400 | 83100 | 0.6342 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 76 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 30900 | 42400 | 0.2713 | 21,947 | 1335 | 0.3122 | |
| 77 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31200 | 41100 | 0.2411 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 77 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 31200 | 36900 | 0.1553 | 5,552 | 1305 | 0.7255 | |
| 79 | North Carolina State University | 31300 | 53000 | 0.4091 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 80 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 32200 | 39200 | 0.1788 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 81 | Hampton University | 32300 | 47000 | 0.3128 | 3,728 | 956 | 0.6225 | |
| 82 | Southern New Hampshire University | 32400 | 47600 | 0.3192 | 159,653 | 965 | 0.9612 | |
| 83 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 83 | Middle Georgia State University | 32800 | 33100 | 0.0091 | 7,485 | 1045 | 0.9977 | |
| 83 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32800 | 34700 | 0.0547 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 86 | LeTourneau University | 34200 | 54600 | 0.3736 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 87 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 34400 | 37200 | 0.0775 | 12,897 | 1055 | 0.9133 | |
| 88 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34600 | 35100 | 0.0142 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 89 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 35700 | 42400 | 0.158 | 31,112 | 1130 | 0.8129 | |
| 90 | Andrews University | 36000 | 47100 | 0.2355 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
| 91 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 36400 | 45500 | 0.2001 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 92 | Mississippi State University | 36600 | 50500 | 0.2752 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 93 | University of Central Florida | 36700 | 39600 | 0.0733 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 94 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37400 | 62000 | 0.3968 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 95 | San Diego State University | 40100 | 40500 | 0.0099 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 96 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 42200 | 42200 | 0 | 9,965 | 1095 | 0.5958 | |
| 97 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42500 | 52100 | 0.1843 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 98 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43800 | 52900 | 0.172 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 99 | Florida Institute of Technology | 44500 | 66400 | 0.3298 | 3,677 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 100 | Saint Louis University | 45100 | 74500 | 0.3947 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 101 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 45200 | 57100 | 0.2083 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 102 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 47000 | 63800 | 0.2645 | 3,229 | 1258 | 0.7658 | |
| 103 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 47700 | 66500 | 0.2838 | 7,886 | 1271 | 0.6481 | |
| 104 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 48300 | 85700 | 0.4362 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 105 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51200 | 84200 | 0.392 | 34,454 | 1435 | 0.1564 | |
| 106 | Lynn University | 51800 | 64200 | 0.1932 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 107 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 52400 | 56100 | 0.0657 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 108 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 54100 | 81000 | 0.3319 | 5,558 | 1292 | 0.6016 | |
| 109 | Auburn University | 55400 | 55400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 110 | University of California-Davis | 63500 | 63500 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.