Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - State of Illinois

Most Affordable Colleges for Behavioral Sciences, Physiological Majors in 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
Illinois
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

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO

Sticker Price

--

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

4,124

Est. Median SAT

1,344

Acceptance Rate

13.9 %

1 University of California-Los Angeles 0 36700 1 34,398 1399 0.0897
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Sticker Price

$36,700

% Savings

100%

Undergraduates

34,398

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

9.0 %

3 University of Houston-Clear Lake 100 22300 0.9939 6,029 1080 0.834
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX

Sticker Price

$22,300

% Savings

99%

Undergraduates

6,029

Est. Median SAT

1,080

Acceptance Rate

83.4 %

4 Colby College 5100 90200 0.9432 2,412 1497 0.0709
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Colby College
Waterville, ME

Sticker Price

$90,200

% Savings

94%

Undergraduates

2,412

Est. Median SAT

1,497

Acceptance Rate

7.1 %

5 Wesleyan University 5800 91100 0.9367 3,805 1405 0.1649
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT

Sticker Price

$91,100

% Savings

94%

Undergraduates

3,805

Est. Median SAT

1,405

Acceptance Rate

16.5 %

6 Johns Hopkins University 5900 88600 0.9333 6,328 1543 0.0644
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Sticker Price

$88,600

% Savings

93%

Undergraduates

6,328

Est. Median SAT

1,543

Acceptance Rate

6.4 %

7 Sisseton Wahpeton College 6900 12600 0.4527 215 0 0.8208
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD

Sticker Price

$12,600

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

215

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

82.1 %

8 Northern Illinois University 11900 29000 0.5885 11,339 1070 0.6979
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

Sticker Price

$29,000

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

11,339

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

69.8 %

9 Florida Atlantic University 12100 24800 0.5112 24,942 1130 0.6613
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Sticker Price

$24,800

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

24,942

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

66.1 %

10 Franklin and Marshall College 12700 90100 0.8587 1,808 1396 0.2819
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA

Sticker Price

$90,100

% Savings

86%

Undergraduates

1,808

Est. Median SAT

1,396

Acceptance Rate

28.2 %

11 Duke University 13000 93500 0.8613 6,523 1539 0.0571
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Duke University
Durham, NC

Sticker Price

$93,500

% Savings

86%

Undergraduates

6,523

Est. Median SAT

1,539

Acceptance Rate

5.7 %

12 University of California-Santa Barbara 13200 39000 0.6621 22,672 1354 0.3296
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Sticker Price

$39,000

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

22,672

Est. Median SAT

1,354

Acceptance Rate

33.0 %

13 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 13700 41100 0.6673 8,975 1045 0.9721
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

Sticker Price

$41,100

% Savings

67%

Undergraduates

8,975

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

97.2 %

14 Centre College 14200 69900 0.7965 1,337 1330 0.5553
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Centre College
Danville, KY

Sticker Price

$69,900

% Savings

80%

Undergraduates

1,337

Est. Median SAT

1,330

Acceptance Rate

55.5 %

14 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 14200 28100 0.4946 8,526 1054 0.8688
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Sticker Price

$28,100

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

8,526

Est. Median SAT

1,054

Acceptance Rate

86.9 %

16 Northwest Missouri State University 14600 36300 0.5973 5,164 1075 0.8613
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO

Sticker Price

$36,300

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

5,164

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

86.1 %

17 Lindsey Wilson College 14700 47600 0.6905 1,722 1035 0
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY

Sticker Price

$47,600

% Savings

69%

Undergraduates

1,722

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

18 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 16100 64800 0.7523 21,075 1420 0.1534
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Sticker Price

$64,800

% Savings

75%

Undergraduates

21,075

Est. Median SAT

1,420

Acceptance Rate

15.3 %

19 Central Washington University 16800 22700 0.2596 10,033 1060 0.9061
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Sticker Price

$22,700

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

10,033

Est. Median SAT

1,060

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

20 Dakota Wesleyan University 17800 45800 0.611 767 1108 0.7277
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD

Sticker Price

$45,800

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

767

Est. Median SAT

1,108

Acceptance Rate

72.8 %

21 University of Maine at Fort Kent 17900 27900 0.3579 1,357 1078 0.9907
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

1,357

Est. Median SAT

1,078

Acceptance Rate

99.1 %

22 Illinois College 18400 52300 0.6472 940 1054 0.7819
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL

Sticker Price

$52,300

% Savings

65%

Undergraduates

940

Est. Median SAT

1,054

Acceptance Rate

78.2 %

23 University of Southern California 18800 76000 0.7526 21,023 1485 0.1002
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Sticker Price

$76,000

% Savings

75%

Undergraduates

21,023

Est. Median SAT

1,485

Acceptance Rate

10.0 %

24 San Jose State University 18900 29900 0.3676 27,902 0 0.8461
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Sticker Price

$29,900

% Savings

37%

Undergraduates

27,902

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

84.6 %

25 Brown University 19400 93900 0.7932 7,909 1535 0.0539
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Brown University
Providence, RI

Sticker Price

$93,900

% Savings

79%

Undergraduates

7,909

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

26 The University of Texas at Austin 19900 26900 0.2601 43,718 1335 0.2664
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Sticker Price

$26,900

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

43,718

Est. Median SAT

1,335

Acceptance Rate

26.6 %

27 Glenville State University 20600 30900 0.3334 1,583 980 0.9924
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Glenville State University
Glenville, WV

Sticker Price

$30,900

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

1,583

Est. Median SAT

980

Acceptance Rate

99.2 %

28 University of Mount Saint Vincent 21300 63200 0.663 2,398 1084 0.8464
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY

Sticker Price

$63,200

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

2,398

Est. Median SAT

1,084

Acceptance Rate

84.6 %

29 Columbia College 22000 36800 0.4027 1,268 950 0.9614
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Columbia College
Columbia, SC

Sticker Price

$36,800

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

1,268

Est. Median SAT

950

Acceptance Rate

96.1 %

30 East Texas Baptist University 22100 49900 0.5566 1,634 1025 0.5776
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX

Sticker Price

$49,900

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

1,634

Est. Median SAT

1,025

Acceptance Rate

57.8 %

31 Life Pacific University 22700 47200 0.5195 396 1055 0.9395
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA

Sticker Price

$47,200

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

396

Est. Median SAT

1,055

Acceptance Rate

94.0 %

32 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 22800 35400 0.3555 5,731 1174 0.9064
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA

Sticker Price

$35,400

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

5,731

Est. Median SAT

1,174

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

33 The University of Tennessee Southern 23000 28100 0.1825 946 1095 0.8271
#33

#33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, TN

Sticker Price

$28,100

% Savings

18%

Undergraduates

946

Est. Median SAT

1,095

Acceptance Rate

82.7 %

34 Concordia University-Nebraska 23200 58700 0.6046 2,934 1160 0.9004
#34

#34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, NE

Sticker Price

$58,700

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

2,934

Est. Median SAT

1,160

Acceptance Rate

90.0 %

35 Utica University 23400 57900 0.5961 2,330 1120 0.8679
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Utica University
Utica, NY

Sticker Price

$57,900

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

2,330

Est. Median SAT

1,120

Acceptance Rate

86.8 %

36 Northern Michigan University 24200 32900 0.2648 6,511 1100 0.8402
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

Sticker Price

$32,900

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

6,511

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

84.0 %

37 Tennessee Wesleyan University 24500 44200 0.4456 857 1075 0.5941
#37

#37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, TN

Sticker Price

$44,200

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

857

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

59.4 %

38 University of Kansas 25000 37600 0.3347 22,085 1176 0.9348
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Sticker Price

$37,600

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

22,085

Est. Median SAT

1,176

Acceptance Rate

93.5 %

39 Doane University 26000 62800 0.5861 1,313 1125 0.9801
#39

#39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Doane University
Crete, NE

Sticker Price

$62,800

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

1,313

Est. Median SAT

1,125

Acceptance Rate

98.0 %

40 Point Park University 26100 56800 0.5409 2,326 1144 0.9691
#40

#40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$56,800

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

2,326

Est. Median SAT

1,144

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

41 Cornell College 26200 72200 0.637 1,037 1243 0.8066
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA

Sticker Price

$72,200

% Savings

64%

Undergraduates

1,037

Est. Median SAT

1,243

Acceptance Rate

80.7 %

42 University of Tulsa 27100 62700 0.5681 2,852 1328 0.615
#42

#42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

Sticker Price

$62,700

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

2,852

Est. Median SAT

1,328

Acceptance Rate

61.5 %

43 University of Jamestown 27400 34400 0.2035 1,049 1110 0.8808
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Jamestown
Jamestown, ND

Sticker Price

$34,400

% Savings

20%

Undergraduates

1,049

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

88.1 %

44 Concordia University-Irvine 27500 64500 0.5736 1,465 1172 0.5986
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA

Sticker Price

$64,500

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

1,465

Est. Median SAT

1,172

Acceptance Rate

59.9 %

44 Villanova University 27500 88800 0.6901 7,006 1457 0.2698
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Sticker Price

$88,800

% Savings

69%

Undergraduates

7,006

Est. Median SAT

1,457

Acceptance Rate

27.0 %

46 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 27700 31400 0.1178 14,019 1115 0.7781
#46

#46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

Sticker Price

$31,400

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

14,019

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

77.8 %

47 George Fox University 28200 67100 0.5801 3,401 1193 0.9351
#47

#47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Sticker Price

$67,100

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

3,401

Est. Median SAT

1,193

Acceptance Rate

93.5 %

47 Mercy University 28200 44500 0.3664 6,769 1074 0.8584
#47

#47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NY

Sticker Price

$44,500

% Savings

37%

Undergraduates

6,769

Est. Median SAT

1,074

Acceptance Rate

85.8 %

49 Trevecca Nazarene University 29300 46100 0.3649 1,903 1085 0.6944
#49

#49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN

Sticker Price

$46,100

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

1,903

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

69.4 %

50 Albright College 30300 48700 0.3779 1,328 1050 0.8615
#50

#50 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Albright College
Reading, PA

Sticker Price

$48,700

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

1,328

Est. Median SAT

1,050

Acceptance Rate

86.2 %

51 University of West Georgia 30700 36000 0.1473 9,157 1040 0.5161
#51

#51 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

Sticker Price

$36,000

% Savings

15%

Undergraduates

9,157

Est. Median SAT

1,040

Acceptance Rate

51.6 %

52 Harding University 31000 43800 0.2928 3,523 1193 0.3942
#52

#52 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Harding University
Searcy, AR

Sticker Price

$43,800

% Savings

29%

Undergraduates

3,523

Est. Median SAT

1,193

Acceptance Rate

39.4 %

52 Missouri Baptist University 31000 53800 0.4242 4,958 843 0.686
#52

#52 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO

Sticker Price

$53,800

% Savings

42%

Undergraduates

4,958

Est. Median SAT

843

Acceptance Rate

68.6 %

54 University of North Florida 31200 37900 0.1768 13,735 1150 0.5324
#54

#54 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL

Sticker Price

$37,900

% Savings

18%

Undergraduates

13,735

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

53.2 %

55 The University of Montana-Western 31400 41600 0.2454 1,440 990 0.995
#55

#55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Montana-Western
Dillon, MT

Sticker Price

$41,600

% Savings

25%

Undergraduates

1,440

Est. Median SAT

990

Acceptance Rate

99.5 %

56 Saint Francis University 32500 61500 0.4715 2,448 1150 0.7916
#56

#56 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA

Sticker Price

$61,500

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

2,448

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

79.2 %

57 Elizabethtown College 33600 54600 0.3849 1,901 1214 0.7787
#57

#57 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA

Sticker Price

$54,600

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

1,901

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

77.9 %

58 Taylor University 33800 57600 0.4136 2,503 1235 0.7353
#58

#58 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Taylor University
Upland, IN

Sticker Price

$57,600

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

2,503

Est. Median SAT

1,235

Acceptance Rate

73.5 %

59 California Baptist University 34600 65200 0.4693 8,417 1069 0.8535
#59

#59 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$65,200

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

8,417

Est. Median SAT

1,069

Acceptance Rate

85.4 %

60 Andrews University 34800 47100 0.2609 1,312 1208 0.874
#60

#60 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI

Sticker Price

$47,100

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

1,312

Est. Median SAT

1,208

Acceptance Rate

87.4 %

61 Seton Hill University 35300 63800 0.4464 1,597 1150 0.7579
#61

#61 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA

Sticker Price

$63,800

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

1,597

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

75.8 %

62 Florida International University 36100 36800 0.019 56,786 1175 0.5466
#62

#62 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Florida International University
Miami, FL

Sticker Price

$36,800

% Savings

2%

Undergraduates

56,786

Est. Median SAT

1,175

Acceptance Rate

54.7 %

63 SUNY Polytechnic Institute 37700 38900 0.0309 1,919 1245 0.7844
#63

#63 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, NY

Sticker Price

$38,900

% Savings

3%

Undergraduates

1,919

Est. Median SAT

1,245

Acceptance Rate

78.4 %

64 Wayne State University 38800 45500 0.1472 15,371 1174 0.7786
#64

#64 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Sticker Price

$45,500

% Savings

15%

Undergraduates

15,371

Est. Median SAT

1,174

Acceptance Rate

77.9 %

65 Pace University 39700 74100 0.464 8,019 1274 0.7592
#65

#65 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pace University
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$74,100

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

8,019

Est. Median SAT

1,274

Acceptance Rate

75.9 %

66 University of Vermont 39800 64100 0.3796 12,276 1379 0.653
#66

#66 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Sticker Price

$64,100

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

12,276

Est. Median SAT

1,379

Acceptance Rate

65.3 %

67 Quinnipiac University 41800 79200 0.4721 6,248 1209 0.77
#67

#67 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

Sticker Price

$79,200

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

6,248

Est. Median SAT

1,209

Acceptance Rate

77.0 %

68 Rochester University 42600 45400 0.0623 1,144 980 0.653
#68

#68 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rochester University
Rochester Hills, MI

Sticker Price

$45,400

% Savings

6%

Undergraduates

1,144

Est. Median SAT

980

Acceptance Rate

65.3 %

69 University of Delaware 47000 53200 0.117 19,119 1303 0.6356
#69

#69 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Sticker Price

$53,200

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

19,119

Est. Median SAT

1,303

Acceptance Rate

63.6 %

70 New Jersey Institute of Technology 49300 56400 0.1258 10,200 1346 0.6507
#70

#70 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

Sticker Price

$56,400

% Savings

13%

Undergraduates

10,200

Est. Median SAT

1,346

Acceptance Rate

65.1 %

71 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 50300 84200 0.4027 33,921 1435 0.1564
#71

#71 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Sticker Price

$84,200

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

33,921

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

15.6 %

72 University of Iowa 50400 53200 0.0532 22,473 1208 0.8362
#72

#72 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Sticker Price

$53,200

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

22,473

Est. Median SAT

1,208

Acceptance Rate

83.6 %

73 Rowan University 53600 53600 0 16,199 1214 0.783
#73

#73 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Sticker Price

$53,600

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

16,199

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

78.3 %

74 Mount St. Joseph University 54200 54200 0 1,545 1134 0.5915
#74

#74 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, OH

Sticker Price

$54,200

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

1,545

Est. Median SAT

1,134

Acceptance Rate

59.2 %

75 Oregon Institute of Technology 58200 67000 0.1318 5,151 1131 0.9502
#75

#75 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR

Sticker Price

$67,000

% Savings

13%

Undergraduates

5,151

Est. Median SAT

1,131

Acceptance Rate

95.0 %

School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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