Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - State of Illinois

Most Affordable Colleges for Behavioral Sciences Majors in the state of Illinois for 2027

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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	United States Air Force Academy	0	0	0	4,114	1335	0.1409	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO Typical Net Price -- Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price -- % Savings -- Undergraduates 4,114 Est. Median SAT 1,335 Acceptance Rate 14.1 %
2	Johns Hopkins University	2700	92000	0.9704	6,354	1554	0.0611	#2 #2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Typical Net Price $2,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $92,000 % Savings 97% Undergraduates 6,354 Est. Median SAT 1,554 Acceptance Rate 6.1 %
3	Sisseton Wahpeton College	7200	13600	0.472	207	0	1	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton, SD Typical Net Price $7,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $13,600 % Savings 47% Undergraduates 207 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate 100.0 %
4	Duke University	10800	93600	0.8848	6,525	1533	0.0524	#4 #4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Duke University Durham, NC Typical Net Price $10,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $93,600 % Savings 88% Undergraduates 6,525 Est. Median SAT 1,533 Acceptance Rate 5.2 %
5	University of Tulsa	11400	62900	0.8184	2,852	1328	0.615	#5 #5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK Typical Net Price $11,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $62,900 % Savings 82% Undergraduates 2,852 Est. Median SAT 1,328 Acceptance Rate 61.5 %
6	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	12500	28100	0.5551	8,421	1054	0.9444	#6 #6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL Typical Net Price $12,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,100 % Savings 56% Undergraduates 8,421 Est. Median SAT 1,054 Acceptance Rate 94.4 %
7	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	13600	34600	0.6076	8,945	1099	0.975	#7 #7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL Typical Net Price $13,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $34,600 % Savings 61% Undergraduates 8,945 Est. Median SAT 1,099 Acceptance Rate 97.5 %
8	Brown University	13900	94000	0.8521	7,951	1500	0.0634	#8 #8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Brown University Providence, RI Typical Net Price $13,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $94,000 % Savings 85% Undergraduates 7,951 Est. Median SAT 1,500 Acceptance Rate 6.3 %
9	Northern Illinois University	14300	28800	0.5048	12,118	1070	0.7164	#9 #9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL Typical Net Price $14,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,800 % Savings 50% Undergraduates 12,118 Est. Median SAT 1,070 Acceptance Rate 71.6 %
10	University of Maine at Fort Kent	15600	33200	0.5309	1,466	1078	0.4912	#10 #10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME Typical Net Price $15,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $33,200 % Savings 53% Undergraduates 1,466 Est. Median SAT 1,078 Acceptance Rate 49.1 %
11	Dakota Wesleyan University	16200	46400	0.6514	771	1085	0.7338	#11 #11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD Typical Net Price $16,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $46,400 % Savings 65% Undergraduates 771 Est. Median SAT 1,085 Acceptance Rate 73.4 %
12	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	16600	64800	0.7439	22,007	1427	0.1672	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Typical Net Price $16,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $64,800 % Savings 74% Undergraduates 22,007 Est. Median SAT 1,427 Acceptance Rate 16.7 %
13	Houston Christian University	17000	56800	0.7007	3,277	1099	0.8645	#13 #13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Houston Christian University Houston, TX Typical Net Price $17,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,800 % Savings 70% Undergraduates 3,277 Est. Median SAT 1,099 Acceptance Rate 86.5 %
14	University of California-Santa Cruz	17900	42900	0.5834	18,194	1281	0.7273	#14 #14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Typical Net Price $17,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $42,900 % Savings 58% Undergraduates 18,194 Est. Median SAT 1,281 Acceptance Rate 72.7 %
15	Life Pacific University	19100	47800	0.6002	460	1020	0.958	#15 #15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA Typical Net Price $19,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $47,800 % Savings 60% Undergraduates 460 Est. Median SAT 1,020 Acceptance Rate 95.8 %
16	Columbia College	19800	35800	0.447	1,566	950	0.966	#16 #16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Columbia College Columbia, SC Typical Net Price $19,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $35,800 % Savings 45% Undergraduates 1,566 Est. Median SAT 950 Acceptance Rate 96.6 %
17	Franklin and Marshall College	20000	90300	0.7785	1,778	1387	0.3163	#17 #17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA Typical Net Price $20,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $90,300 % Savings 78% Undergraduates 1,778 Est. Median SAT 1,387 Acceptance Rate 31.6 %
18	East Texas Baptist University	21400	47500	0.5494	1,663	1059	0.7306	#18 #18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX Typical Net Price $21,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $47,500 % Savings 55% Undergraduates 1,663 Est. Median SAT 1,059 Acceptance Rate 73.1 %
19	Illinois Institute of Technology	22300	69800	0.6809	3,190	1317	0.6187	#19 #19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Typical Net Price $22,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $69,800 % Savings 68% Undergraduates 3,190 Est. Median SAT 1,317 Acceptance Rate 61.9 %
20	Concordia University-Nebraska	22800	61100	0.6267	3,007	1135	0.8572	#20 #20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE Typical Net Price $22,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $61,100 % Savings 63% Undergraduates 3,007 Est. Median SAT 1,135 Acceptance Rate 85.7 %
21	San Jose State University	22900	41100	0.4429	29,890	1135	0.8039	#21 #21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings San Jose State University San Jose, CA Typical Net Price $22,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $41,100 % Savings 44% Undergraduates 29,890 Est. Median SAT 1,135 Acceptance Rate 80.4 %
22	Central Washington University	23400	27900	0.1615	10,033	1060	0.9061	#22 #22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA Typical Net Price $23,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $27,900 % Savings 16% Undergraduates 10,033 Est. Median SAT 1,060 Acceptance Rate 90.6 %
23	The University of Tennessee Southern	23500	28100	0.1633	1,012	1075	0.8671	#23 #23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski, TN Typical Net Price $23,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,100 % Savings 16% Undergraduates 1,012 Est. Median SAT 1,075 Acceptance Rate 86.7 %
24	University of Kansas	24200	37600	0.3583	22,544	1176	0.9258	#24 #24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Typical Net Price $24,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $37,600 % Savings 36% Undergraduates 22,544 Est. Median SAT 1,176 Acceptance Rate 92.6 %
24	Walsh University	24200	46400	0.4787	1,523	1159	0.7074	#24 #24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Walsh University North Canton, OH Typical Net Price $24,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $46,400 % Savings 48% Undergraduates 1,523 Est. Median SAT 1,159 Acceptance Rate 70.7 %
26	Point Park University	25200	57000	0.5582	2,498	1144	0.984	#26 #26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA Typical Net Price $25,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $57,000 % Savings 56% Undergraduates 2,498 Est. Median SAT 1,144 Acceptance Rate 98.4 %
27	Mount Aloysius College	26300	49200	0.4657	3,135	1045	0.936	#27 #27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA Typical Net Price $26,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $49,200 % Savings 47% Undergraduates 3,135 Est. Median SAT 1,045 Acceptance Rate 93.6 %
27	Northern Arizona University	26300	43200	0.3921	22,203	1129	0.8961	#27 #27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ Typical Net Price $26,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $43,200 % Savings 39% Undergraduates 22,203 Est. Median SAT 1,129 Acceptance Rate 89.6 %
29	George Fox University	27500	69400	0.6041	3,530	1168	0.9282	#29 #29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings George Fox University Newberg, OR Typical Net Price $27,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $69,400 % Savings 60% Undergraduates 3,530 Est. Median SAT 1,168 Acceptance Rate 92.8 %
30	Concordia University-Irvine	28200	72300	0.6098	1,554	1172	0.6599	#30 #30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA Typical Net Price $28,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $72,300 % Savings 61% Undergraduates 1,554 Est. Median SAT 1,172 Acceptance Rate 66.0 %
31	Wayland Baptist University	28800	37300	0.2281	1,894	1045	0.5477	#31 #31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX Typical Net Price $28,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $37,300 % Savings 23% Undergraduates 1,894 Est. Median SAT 1,045 Acceptance Rate 54.8 %
32	University of West Georgia	30100	46800	0.3568	10,075	1035	0.7995	#32 #32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA Typical Net Price $30,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $46,800 % Savings 36% Undergraduates 10,075 Est. Median SAT 1,035 Acceptance Rate 80.0 %
33	Missouri Baptist University	31500	53800	0.4142	5,253	910	0.7062	#33 #33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO Typical Net Price $31,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $53,800 % Savings 41% Undergraduates 5,253 Est. Median SAT 910 Acceptance Rate 70.6 %
34	Elizabethtown College	33700	55300	0.3907	1,935	1214	0.8892	#34 #34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA Typical Net Price $33,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $55,300 % Savings 39% Undergraduates 1,935 Est. Median SAT 1,214 Acceptance Rate 88.9 %
35	Trevecca Nazarene University	34600	50900	0.3202	1,961	1099	0.7512	#35 #35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN Typical Net Price $34,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $50,900 % Savings 32% Undergraduates 1,961 Est. Median SAT 1,099 Acceptance Rate 75.1 %
36	Andrews University	37200	70100	0.4694	1,384	1143	0.8185	#36 #36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI Typical Net Price $37,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $70,100 % Savings 47% Undergraduates 1,384 Est. Median SAT 1,143 Acceptance Rate 81.9 %
37	Chaminade University of Honolulu	37500	57100	0.3435	1,732	1108	0.9117	#37 #37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI Typical Net Price $37,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $57,100 % Savings 34% Undergraduates 1,732 Est. Median SAT 1,108 Acceptance Rate 91.2 %
38	Saint Francis University	38500	63100	0.3899	2,567	1150	0.7682	#38 #38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Saint Francis University Loretto, PA Typical Net Price $38,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $63,100 % Savings 39% Undergraduates 2,567 Est. Median SAT 1,150 Acceptance Rate 76.8 %
39	California Baptist University	39900	65600	0.3917	8,707	1024	0.8139	#39 #39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings California Baptist University Riverside, CA Typical Net Price $39,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $65,600 % Savings 39% Undergraduates 8,707 Est. Median SAT 1,024 Acceptance Rate 81.4 %
40	Rochester Christian University	43100	45400	0.0504	1,162	970	0.9764	#40 #40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Rochester Christian University Rochester Hills, MI Typical Net Price $43,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $45,400 % Savings 5% Undergraduates 1,162 Est. Median SAT 970 Acceptance Rate 97.6 %
41	University of Houston-Clear Lake	46400	46600	0.0043	6,029	1075	0.9173	#41 #41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX Typical Net Price $46,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $46,600 % Savings 0% Undergraduates 6,029 Est. Median SAT 1,075 Acceptance Rate 91.7 %
42	Wagner College	46900	73400	0.3611	1,666	1240	0.88	#42 #42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Wagner College Staten Island, NY Typical Net Price $46,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $73,400 % Savings 36% Undergraduates 1,666 Est. Median SAT 1,240 Acceptance Rate 88.0 %
43	The University of Texas at Austin	49700	59400	0.1633	44,314	1356	0.2222	#43 #43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Typical Net Price $49,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $59,400 % Savings 16% Undergraduates 44,314 Est. Median SAT 1,356 Acceptance Rate 22.2 %
44	University of Iowa	52100	54400	0.0421	23,407	1203	0.799	#44 #44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Typical Net Price $52,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $54,400 % Savings 4% Undergraduates 23,407 Est. Median SAT 1,203 Acceptance Rate 79.9 %
45	Rowan University	53600	53600	0	17,157	1204	0.7654	#45 #45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Rowan University Glassboro, NJ Typical Net Price $53,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $53,600 % Savings -- Undergraduates 17,157 Est. Median SAT 1,204 Acceptance Rate 76.5 %
46	Mount St. Joseph University	53900	54300	0.0074	1,268	1105	0.9128	#46 #46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH Typical Net Price $53,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $54,300 % Savings 1% Undergraduates 1,268 Est. Median SAT 1,105 Acceptance Rate 91.3 %
47	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	57500	61400	0.0635	344	1125	0.8984	#47 #47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO Typical Net Price $57,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $61,400 % Savings 6% Undergraduates 344 Est. Median SAT 1,125 Acceptance Rate 89.8 %
48	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	58100	63200	0.0806	40,996	1399	0.4175	#48 #48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Typical Net Price $58,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $63,200 % Savings 8% Undergraduates 40,996 Est. Median SAT 1,399 Acceptance Rate 41.8 %
49	New Jersey Institute of Technology	63700	63700	0	9,827	1329	0.6737	#49 #49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Typical Net Price $63,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $63,700 % Savings -- Undergraduates 9,827 Est. Median SAT 1,329 Acceptance Rate 67.4 %