Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - State of Illinois

Most Affordable Colleges for Agricultural Engineering Majors in the state of Illinois for 2026

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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:

Number of people in family: 4
Number of students in college: 1
Total income: $80,000
Total assets: $50,000

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Rank	Institution	Typical Net Price	Sticker Price	% Savings	Undergraduates	Est. Median SAT	Acceptance Rate	Save
1	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	10300	24000	0.5723	4,721	1110	0.7782	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI Typical Net Price $10,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $24,000 % Savings 57% Undergraduates 4,721 Est. Median SAT 1,110 Acceptance Rate 77.8 %
2	Cornell University	10400	92000	0.8866	16,128	1521	0.0841	#2 #2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Cornell University Ithaca, NY Typical Net Price $10,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $92,000 % Savings 89% Undergraduates 16,128 Est. Median SAT 1,521 Acceptance Rate 8.4 %
3	Northern Illinois University	12400	29000	0.5718	11,349	1070	0.6979	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL Typical Net Price $12,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $29,000 % Savings 57% Undergraduates 11,349 Est. Median SAT 1,070 Acceptance Rate 69.8 %
4	University of Wisconsin-Madison	13700	32200	0.5744	39,083	1412	0.4517	#4 #4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Typical Net Price $13,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,200 % Savings 57% Undergraduates 39,083 Est. Median SAT 1,412 Acceptance Rate 45.2 %
5	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	14400	41100	0.6502	8,975	1045	0.9721	#5 #5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL Typical Net Price $14,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $41,100 % Savings 65% Undergraduates 8,975 Est. Median SAT 1,045 Acceptance Rate 97.2 %
6	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	15300	28100	0.4555	8,553	1054	0.8688	#6 #6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL Typical Net Price $15,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,100 % Savings 46% Undergraduates 8,553 Est. Median SAT 1,054 Acceptance Rate 86.9 %
7	North Carolina State University	15600	27500	0.4331	28,422	1335	0.4167	#7 #7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Typical Net Price $15,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $27,500 % Savings 43% Undergraduates 28,422 Est. Median SAT 1,335 Acceptance Rate 41.7 %
8	Purdue University-Main Campus	17200	27200	0.3671	44,170	1327	0.4979	#8 #8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Typical Net Price $17,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $27,200 % Savings 37% Undergraduates 44,170 Est. Median SAT 1,327 Acceptance Rate 49.8 %
9	Kansas State University	19000	31400	0.395	15,650	1164	0.8199	#9 #9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Kansas State University Manhattan, KS Typical Net Price $19,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $31,400 % Savings 40% Undergraduates 15,650 Est. Median SAT 1,164 Acceptance Rate 82.0 %
10	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	20200	38800	0.481	36,588	1367	0.6535	#10 #10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Typical Net Price $20,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $38,800 % Savings 48% Undergraduates 36,588 Est. Median SAT 1,367 Acceptance Rate 65.4 %
11	University of Maryland-College Park	20900	27100	0.2289	31,133	1456	0.448	#11 #11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD Typical Net Price $20,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $27,100 % Savings 23% Undergraduates 31,133 Est. Median SAT 1,456 Acceptance Rate 44.8 %
12	South Dakota State University	22100	25200	0.1219	10,728	1120	0.9834	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings South Dakota State University Brookings, SD Typical Net Price $22,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $25,200 % Savings 12% Undergraduates 10,728 Est. Median SAT 1,120 Acceptance Rate 98.3 %
13	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	24700	42300	0.4158	1,905	965	0.5754	#13 #13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR Typical Net Price $24,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $42,300 % Savings 42% Undergraduates 1,905 Est. Median SAT 965 Acceptance Rate 57.5 %
14	Iowa State University	26200	42800	0.3864	25,628	1207	0.8866	#14 #14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Iowa State University Ames, IA Typical Net Price $26,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $42,800 % Savings 39% Undergraduates 25,628 Est. Median SAT 1,207 Acceptance Rate 88.7 %
15	North Dakota State University	27900	30400	0.0815	9,762	1110	0.9496	#15 #15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Typical Net Price $27,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $30,400 % Savings 8% Undergraduates 9,762 Est. Median SAT 1,110 Acceptance Rate 95.0 %
16	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	28200	41900	0.3269	42,604	1336	0.6056	#16 #16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA Typical Net Price $28,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $41,900 % Savings 33% Undergraduates 42,604 Est. Median SAT 1,336 Acceptance Rate 60.6 %
17	Clemson University	29300	37100	0.2121	23,401	1343	0.3834	#17 #17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Clemson University Clemson, SC Typical Net Price $29,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $37,100 % Savings 21% Undergraduates 23,401 Est. Median SAT 1,343 Acceptance Rate 38.3 %
18	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	29900	52900	0.435	37,140	1442	0.4237	#18 #18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Typical Net Price $29,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $52,900 % Savings 44% Undergraduates 37,140 Est. Median SAT 1,442 Acceptance Rate 42.4 %
19	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	30600	31100	0.0161	19,701	1214	0.8749	#19 #19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Typical Net Price $30,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $31,100 % Savings 2% Undergraduates 19,701 Est. Median SAT 1,214 Acceptance Rate 87.5 %
20	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	30900	42400	0.2713	21,947	1335	0.3122	#20 #20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA Typical Net Price $30,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $42,400 % Savings 27% Undergraduates 21,947 Est. Median SAT 1,335 Acceptance Rate 31.2 %
20	University of Hawaii at Manoa	30900	39500	0.2175	14,576	1179	0.6967	#20 #20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI Typical Net Price $30,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $39,500 % Savings 22% Undergraduates 14,576 Est. Median SAT 1,179 Acceptance Rate 69.7 %
22	North Carolina A & T State University	31700	36400	0.129	12,216	1020	0.4617	#22 #22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC Typical Net Price $31,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,400 % Savings 13% Undergraduates 12,216 Est. Median SAT 1,020 Acceptance Rate 46.2 %
23	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	32600	38500	0.1533	7,890	1105	0.2056	#23 #23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL Typical Net Price $32,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $38,500 % Savings 15% Undergraduates 7,890 Est. Median SAT 1,105 Acceptance Rate 20.6 %
24	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	37400	62000	0.3968	31,035	1366	0.5499	#24 #24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Typical Net Price $37,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $62,000 % Savings 40% Undergraduates 31,035 Est. Median SAT 1,366 Acceptance Rate 55.0 %
25	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	38600	44600	0.1345	22,351	1159	0.7504	#25 #25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK Typical Net Price $38,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $44,600 % Savings 13% Undergraduates 22,351 Est. Median SAT 1,159 Acceptance Rate 75.0 %
26	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	39000	52900	0.2626	30,564	1298	0.416	#26 #26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Typical Net Price $39,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $52,900 % Savings 26% Undergraduates 30,564 Est. Median SAT 1,298 Acceptance Rate 41.6 %
27	University of Georgia	40300	46000	0.1242	31,514	1336	0.3719	#27 #27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Georgia Athens, GA Typical Net Price $40,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $46,000 % Savings 12% Undergraduates 31,514 Est. Median SAT 1,336 Acceptance Rate 37.2 %
28	Ohio State University-Main Campus	42500	52100	0.1843	46,815	1339	0.6057	#28 #28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH Typical Net Price $42,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $52,100 % Savings 18% Undergraduates 46,815 Est. Median SAT 1,339 Acceptance Rate 60.6 %
29	Oregon State University	44900	61900	0.2742	31,253	1272	0.773	#29 #29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Typical Net Price $44,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $61,900 % Savings 27% Undergraduates 31,253 Est. Median SAT 1,272 Acceptance Rate 77.3 %
30	Michigan State University	47200	56200	0.1601	41,234	1223	0.848	#30 #30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Typical Net Price $47,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,200 % Savings 16% Undergraduates 41,234 Est. Median SAT 1,223 Acceptance Rate 84.8 %
31	University of Kentucky	51000	56000	0.0893	25,535	1193	0.9294	#31 #31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Typical Net Price $51,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,000 % Savings 9% Undergraduates 25,535 Est. Median SAT 1,193 Acceptance Rate 92.9 %
32	Texas A&M University-College Station	52400	56100	0.0655	60,710	1278	0.5732	#32 #32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX Typical Net Price $52,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,100 % Savings 7% Undergraduates 60,710 Est. Median SAT 1,278 Acceptance Rate 57.3 %
33	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	53400	61000	0.1257	41,303	1338	0.7975	#33 #33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Typical Net Price $53,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $61,000 % Savings 13% Undergraduates 41,303 Est. Median SAT 1,338 Acceptance Rate 79.8 %