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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 |
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1 | Washington University in St Louis | 8600 | 96200 | 0.9105 | 8,219 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
2 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 10100 | 28800 | 0.6501 | 902 | 1245 | 0.3308 | |
3 | New Mexico Highlands University | 10400 | 21500 | 0.5158 | 1,710 | 945 | 0.9481 | |
4 | Northern Illinois University | 11900 | 29000 | 0.5885 | 11,339 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
5 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 12500 | 24500 | 0.4905 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
5 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12500 | 28200 | 0.5576 | 755 | 895 | 1 | |
7 | Florida State University | 12600 | 23100 | 0.4544 | 32,709 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
8 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | 13700 | 41100 | 0.6673 | 8,975 | 1045 | 0.9721 | |
9 | Goshen College | 14700 | 55700 | 0.7366 | 773 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
10 | New York University | 15200 | 91800 | 0.8342 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
11 | Middle Tennessee State University | 16100 | 23200 | 0.3057 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
12 | Jacksonville State University | 16600 | 26600 | 0.3762 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
13 | Weber State University | 16700 | 22100 | 0.2445 | 31,625 | 1075 | 1 | |
14 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17100 | 33600 | 0.4907 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
15 | Pacific Union College | 17200 | 52800 | 0.6737 | 910 | 1090 | 0.4248 | |
16 | Keene State College | 17300 | 31900 | 0.4565 | 2,719 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
17 | University of Mississippi | 17900 | 45500 | 0.6071 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
18 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18500 | 27500 | 0.3272 | 5,515 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
19 | Husson University | 18600 | 40800 | 0.5438 | 2,752 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
20 | University of Southern California | 18800 | 76000 | 0.7526 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
21 | Lee University | 19100 | 37100 | 0.4846 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
22 | Western Kentucky University | 19200 | 26800 | 0.2815 | 14,017 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
23 | Lindenwood University | 19400 | 35800 | 0.4584 | 4,663 | 1170 | 0.5684 | |
23 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19400 | 71100 | 0.7275 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
25 | Cleveland State University | 19500 | 37300 | 0.4775 | 9,410 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
25 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19500 | 24500 | 0.2037 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
27 | Southwestern Assemblies of God University | 19900 | 40500 | 0.5093 | 1,413 | 1045 | 0.8423 | |
28 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20200 | 38800 | 0.4798 | 40,978 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
29 | Augsburg University | 20700 | 56400 | 0.6329 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
30 | University of Miami | 21500 | 70800 | 0.6967 | 13,221 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
31 | Rutgers University-Newark | 21600 | 38900 | 0.4448 | 7,417 | 1214 | 0.7873 | |
32 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 22400 | 56500 | 0.6039 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
33 | Bob Jones University | 22600 | 40600 | 0.4438 | 2,477 | 1149 | 0.8729 | |
33 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 30300 | 0.2538 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
35 | California Institute of the Arts | 22700 | 77300 | 0.7063 | 918 | 0 | 0.2595 | |
36 | Syracuse University | 22900 | 83100 | 0.7244 | 15,955 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
37 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 23000 | 25700 | 0.1051 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
38 | Oral Roberts University | 23300 | 55600 | 0.58 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
39 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 23800 | 26600 | 0.1062 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
40 | Northern Michigan University | 24200 | 32900 | 0.2648 | 6,511 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
41 | Montana State University | 24600 | 31400 | 0.2165 | 14,913 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
42 | Missouri Western State University | 25100 | 39300 | 0.3609 | 3,494 | 1015 | 0.9996 | |
43 | Fitchburg State University | 25400 | 31300 | 0.1886 | 2,932 | 1150 | 0.8693 | |
44 | La Sierra University | 25600 | 55100 | 0.5358 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
45 | Clayton State University | 25700 | 34900 | 0.2638 | 5,301 | 980 | 0.7056 | |
46 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 25800 | 41900 | 0.3841 | 43,729 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
47 | Oakland University | 25900 | 39800 | 0.3494 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
48 | Point Park University | 26100 | 56800 | 0.5409 | 2,326 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
49 | John Brown University | 26200 | 47000 | 0.4429 | 1,882 | 1226 | 0.6764 | |
50 | Webster University | 26700 | 54300 | 0.5079 | 2,090 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
51 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27100 | 55200 | 0.5088 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
51 | The University of Tampa | 27100 | 56900 | 0.5233 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
53 | William Penn University | 27700 | 46000 | 0.3982 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
54 | George Fox University | 28200 | 67100 | 0.5801 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
54 | Lipscomb University | 28200 | 57600 | 0.5104 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
56 | Kansas City Art Institute | 28300 | 61000 | 0.536 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
56 | Southern Adventist University | 28300 | 44900 | 0.3694 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
58 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 28600 | 38000 | 0.2476 | 5,376 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
59 | Messiah University | 28900 | 54100 | 0.466 | 2,602 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
60 | Huntington University | 29100 | 44300 | 0.3434 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
61 | Southern Methodist University | 29300 | 81700 | 0.6416 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
61 | University of South Alabama | 29300 | 35000 | 0.1629 | 9,205 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
63 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 29400 | 78100 | 0.6236 | 14,237 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
64 | Cornerstone University | 29800 | 40100 | 0.2574 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
65 | Columbia College Chicago | 30000 | 60600 | 0.5053 | 5,417 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
65 | St Bonaventure University | 30000 | 61000 | 0.5079 | 2,047 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
67 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30400 | 39600 | 0.2326 | 2,839 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
68 | University of Rhode Island | 30600 | 46700 | 0.3447 | 14,296 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
69 | Azusa Pacific University | 30700 | 66000 | 0.5351 | 2,978 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
69 | University of West Georgia | 30700 | 36000 | 0.1473 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
71 | Rider University | 30900 | 64300 | 0.5193 | 3,183 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
72 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31200 | 39200 | 0.2037 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
72 | Vermont State University | 31200 | 38000 | 0.1791 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
74 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 31700 | 39200 | 0.1916 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
75 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,406 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
76 | Southeastern University | 32400 | 60500 | 0.4642 | 10,214 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
77 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 32500 | 46200 | 0.2968 | 8,526 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
78 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 70,898 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
79 | California Lutheran University | 32900 | 65800 | 0.4996 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
80 | California State University-Sacramento | 33600 | 44900 | 0.2518 | 28,139 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
81 | Ithaca College | 33700 | 72500 | 0.5351 | 4,084 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
82 | Taylor University | 33800 | 57600 | 0.4136 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
83 | College for Creative Studies | 34500 | 79600 | 0.5665 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
84 | DePaul University | 34600 | 56200 | 0.3845 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
85 | Baylor University | 34800 | 70800 | 0.5082 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
85 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 34800 | 77500 | 0.5518 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
87 | Anderson University | 35100 | 46900 | 0.252 | 1,095 | 1055 | 0.5342 | |
88 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,087 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
89 | University of Central Arkansas | 35500 | 38400 | 0.0737 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
90 | Biola University | 36000 | 52900 | 0.3197 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
91 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
92 | Long Island University | 36600 | 59600 | 0.3861 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
93 | University of Central Florida | 36900 | 39600 | 0.0682 | 68,470 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
94 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 37700 | 39900 | 0.0551 | 7,920 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
95 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 37900 | 52100 | 0.2725 | 18,071 | 930 | 0.9697 | |
96 | Belmont University | 38100 | 67800 | 0.4383 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
97 | Pacific University | 38300 | 74900 | 0.4889 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
98 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
99 | Wayne State University | 38800 | 45500 | 0.1472 | 15,371 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
100 | The University of Montana | 39100 | 43700 | 0.1053 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
101 | SUNY at Purchase College | 39600 | 41300 | 0.0411 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
102 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,019 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
103 | Temple University | 40000 | 56100 | 0.2869 | 20,786 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
103 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 40000 | 40000 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
105 | Marymount Manhattan College | 40300 | 68600 | 0.4122 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
106 | Hofstra University | 41400 | 74600 | 0.4449 | 6,578 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
106 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
108 | CUNY City College | 41500 | 41500 | 0 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
109 | Quinnipiac University | 41800 | 79200 | 0.4721 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
110 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 42000 | 61600 | 0.3182 | 893 | 1124 | 0.7174 | |
111 | Southern Oregon University | 42300 | 42600 | 0.007 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
112 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,019 | 1115 | 0.7781 | |
113 | University of California-Riverside | 42900 | 66400 | 0.3539 | 21,954 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
114 | California College of the Arts | 43000 | 87600 | 0.509 | 910 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
115 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 43200 | 50300 | 0.1412 | 33,626 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
116 | Wagner College | 43300 | 73400 | 0.4094 | 1,590 | 1230 | 0.8346 | |
117 | University of the Arts | 44600 | 88300 | 0.4947 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
118 | Marquette University | 45100 | 75100 | 0.3996 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
119 | High Point University | 45500 | 70500 | 0.3547 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
120 | Montclair State University | 45900 | 46600 | 0.015 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
121 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 46700 | 69000 | 0.3232 | 1,747 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
122 | Chapman University | 46800 | 87300 | 0.464 | 7,707 | 1357 | 0.6543 | |
123 | Drexel University | 48100 | 82600 | 0.4175 | 12,896 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
124 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48300 | 64400 | 0.2501 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
125 | George Mason University | 49200 | 49200 | 0 | 28,292 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
126 | Binghamton University | 49300 | 52100 | 0.0543 | 14,665 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
127 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 49700 | 66000 | 0.2471 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
128 | Woodbury University | 49900 | 68700 | 0.2738 | 825 | 1087 | 0.7287 | |
129 | Lynn University | 50900 | 64200 | 0.2072 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
130 | Oklahoma City University | 52000 | 52000 | 0 | 1,447 | 1190 | 0.7039 | |
131 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 55200 | 91600 | 0.3973 | 1,689 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
132 | Emerson College | 55900 | 82600 | 0.3233 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
133 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57600 | 83800 | 0.3127 | 3,638 | 1266 | 0.7325 | |
134 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 58200 | 61100 | 0.0463 | 48,857 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
135 | Cornish College of the Arts | 59700 | 75100 | 0.2051 | 502 | 0 | 0.7046 | |
136 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
137 | Loyola Marymount University | 64300 | 94300 | 0.318 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.