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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 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | 4800 | 53000 | 0.9091 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | University of Chicago | 5500 | 87200 | 0.9369 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
3 | Davidson College | 9200 | 89900 | 0.8973 | 1,869 | 1454 | 0.1337 | |
4 | Valdosta State University | 10400 | 24800 | 0.5817 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
5 | Northern Illinois University | 11900 | 29000 | 0.5885 | 11,339 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
6 | William Jewell College | 12100 | 39200 | 0.6912 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
7 | Northwestern University | 12300 | 87700 | 0.8598 | 8,839 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
8 | Eastern Illinois University | 12500 | 24500 | 0.4887 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
9 | Lincoln University | 12700 | 30900 | 0.5882 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
10 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 12900 | 20300 | 0.3637 | 14,243 | 1125 | 0.7675 | |
11 | University of South Florida | 13200 | 17100 | 0.2279 | 44,120 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
12 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13300 | 13300 | 0 | 18,428 | 1090 | 0.9529 | |
13 | Indiana University-South Bend | 13700 | 27500 | 0.5018 | 4,082 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
13 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | 13700 | 41100 | 0.6673 | 8,975 | 1045 | 0.9721 | |
15 | University of Idaho | 13900 | 26400 | 0.4731 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
16 | Texas Tech University | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4776 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
17 | New York University | 15200 | 91800 | 0.8342 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
18 | Grand Valley State University | 16000 | 25300 | 0.368 | 18,962 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
19 | Middle Tennessee State University | 16100 | 23200 | 0.3057 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
20 | University of Georgia | 16700 | 27100 | 0.3831 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
21 | Central Washington University | 16800 | 22700 | 0.2596 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
22 | Georgia Southern University | 17700 | 23800 | 0.2567 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
23 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 17900 | 32100 | 0.443 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
23 | University of Mississippi | 17900 | 45500 | 0.6071 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
25 | Bluffton University | 18100 | 55000 | 0.6707 | 602 | 1025 | 0.6116 | |
25 | Eastern Michigan University | 18100 | 36100 | 0.4971 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
27 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 18200 | 20300 | 0.1034 | 1,919 | 1245 | 0.7844 | |
28 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 18400 | 27600 | 0.3332 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
29 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,613 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
30 | Lee University | 19100 | 37100 | 0.4846 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
31 | Towson University | 19200 | 30000 | 0.3595 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
32 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19400 | 71100 | 0.7275 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
32 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19400 | 24500 | 0.2078 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
34 | University of Colorado Boulder | 19500 | 30600 | 0.3627 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
35 | Bethany Lutheran College | 19800 | 45200 | 0.563 | 856 | 1160 | 0.3897 | |
35 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 19800 | 49400 | 0.5986 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
37 | Union College | 20000 | 90400 | 0.779 | 2,063 | 1393 | 0.4374 | |
37 | Western Michigan University | 20000 | 31200 | 0.3586 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
39 | Marian University | 20100 | 46100 | 0.5637 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
40 | University of Northern Iowa | 20200 | 24000 | 0.1595 | 7,715 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
41 | Saint Peter's University | 20500 | 66300 | 0.6905 | 2,101 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
42 | Henderson State University | 20600 | 32700 | 0.3702 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
43 | Augsburg University | 20700 | 56400 | 0.6329 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
44 | Lebanon Valley College | 20800 | 71600 | 0.7097 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
45 | SUNY at Purchase College | 21200 | 28000 | 0.2424 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
46 | Canisius University | 21500 | 53200 | 0.5955 | 1,707 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
47 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 21600 | 54400 | 0.603 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
48 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 21700 | 34400 | 0.3691 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
49 | Buena Vista University | 22000 | 59100 | 0.6275 | 801 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
49 | Manhattanville University | 22000 | 65300 | 0.6631 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
51 | West Texas A & M University | 22100 | 24600 | 0.1016 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
52 | Colorado Christian University | 22200 | 63300 | 0.6491 | 6,730 | 1110 | 0.8328 | |
52 | Florida State University | 22200 | 25000 | 0.1122 | 32,709 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
54 | Alma College | 22500 | 70500 | 0.6813 | 1,159 | 1085 | 0.57 | |
54 | Manchester University | 22500 | 54200 | 0.5852 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
56 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 22600 | 33600 | 0.3276 | 70,646 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
57 | Carlow University | 22700 | 58100 | 0.6098 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
58 | University of Rochester | 22900 | 93100 | 0.7542 | 6,554 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
58 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 22900 | 22900 | 0 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
60 | Murray State University | 23100 | 25600 | 0.0975 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
61 | Oral Roberts University | 23300 | 55600 | 0.58 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
62 | Muskingum University | 23500 | 49600 | 0.5266 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
62 | University of Charleston | 23500 | 56300 | 0.583 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
64 | North Central College | 23700 | 62500 | 0.6208 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
65 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 23800 | 26600 | 0.1062 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
66 | Northern Michigan University | 24200 | 32900 | 0.2648 | 6,511 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
67 | Calvin University | 24400 | 53000 | 0.5398 | 3,356 | 1214 | 0.7091 | |
68 | University of Saint Mary | 24500 | 51800 | 0.5277 | 1,026 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
69 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 24600 | 37400 | 0.3427 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
70 | Visible Music College | 24700 | 42900 | 0.4242 | 168 | 0 | 0.2868 | |
71 | Dordt University | 24800 | 52300 | 0.5256 | 1,695 | 1195 | 0.7116 | |
72 | Eastern Mennonite University | 25000 | 62000 | 0.5969 | 782 | 1269 | 1 | |
73 | Ball State University | 25400 | 25900 | 0.0193 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
74 | Corban University | 25600 | 57300 | 0.5522 | 785 | 1124 | 0.8974 | |
75 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 25700 | 48900 | 0.4741 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
75 | North Central University | 25700 | 43800 | 0.4131 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
75 | University of the Incarnate Word | 25700 | 59900 | 0.5713 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
78 | Northwood University | 25800 | 54500 | 0.5271 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
79 | Point Park University | 26100 | 56800 | 0.5409 | 2,326 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
79 | University of Mount Union | 26100 | 50900 | 0.487 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
81 | Evangel University | 26200 | 39900 | 0.3435 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
81 | Marywood University | 26200 | 55500 | 0.5282 | 1,833 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
81 | Saint Edward's University | 26200 | 71900 | 0.6353 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
84 | St. Francis College | 26500 | 39400 | 0.3278 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
84 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 26500 | 83600 | 0.6833 | 7,283 | 1451 | 0.1398 | |
86 | Southwestern College | 26600 | 69700 | 0.6186 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
87 | Webster University | 26700 | 54300 | 0.5079 | 2,090 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
88 | McPherson College | 26800 | 47600 | 0.4374 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
88 | University of North Georgia | 26800 | 35500 | 0.245 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
90 | Capital University | 26900 | 68600 | 0.608 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
90 | Park University | 26900 | 30800 | 0.1267 | 6,238 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
90 | Wilmington College | 26900 | 48200 | 0.4425 | 924 | 1070 | 0.846 | |
93 | Kennesaw State University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 44,419 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
94 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 27100 | 40900 | 0.3376 | 3,403 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
95 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27300 | 37900 | 0.2797 | 4,146 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
95 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 27300 | 34200 | 0.202 | 5,823 | 1150 | 0.8619 | |
95 | University of South Carolina Aiken | 27300 | 36700 | 0.2561 | 3,277 | 1115 | 0.7857 | |
95 | University of Valley Forge | 27300 | 50000 | 0.4537 | 517 | 1059 | 0.612 | |
99 | Florida Atlantic University | 27400 | 39200 | 0.3012 | 24,942 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
100 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 27500 | 41900 | 0.3436 | 43,729 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
101 | Drury University | 28100 | 52900 | 0.4687 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
101 | University of Hartford | 28100 | 70100 | 0.5983 | 4,222 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
103 | Keene State College | 28200 | 40700 | 0.307 | 2,719 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
104 | Western Connecticut State University | 28300 | 35800 | 0.2097 | 3,542 | 1130 | 0.8136 | |
105 | Oregon State University | 28500 | 35000 | 0.1842 | 31,146 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
106 | University of Toledo | 28800 | 32600 | 0.1175 | 11,013 | 1159 | 0.9202 | |
107 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28900 | 41800 | 0.3084 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
107 | Messiah University | 28900 | 54100 | 0.466 | 2,602 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
109 | William Peace University | 29000 | 50200 | 0.4216 | 719 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
110 | Cedar Crest College | 29100 | 66000 | 0.5587 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
111 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 29400 | 78100 | 0.6236 | 14,237 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
112 | Mississippi College | 29500 | 45400 | 0.349 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
113 | Cornerstone University | 29800 | 40100 | 0.2574 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
113 | Gannon University | 29800 | 45300 | 0.3422 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
113 | Hilbert College | 29800 | 54600 | 0.4546 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
116 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 29900 | 31100 | 0.0385 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
117 | Columbia College Chicago | 30000 | 60600 | 0.5053 | 5,417 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
117 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
117 | St Bonaventure University | 30000 | 61000 | 0.5079 | 2,047 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
120 | Albright College | 30300 | 48700 | 0.3779 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
121 | Azusa Pacific University | 30700 | 66000 | 0.5351 | 2,978 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
121 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 30700 | 33500 | 0.0845 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
123 | Columbia International University | 31000 | 44800 | 0.3088 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
123 | Florida Southern College | 31000 | 63200 | 0.51 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
123 | Harding University | 31000 | 43800 | 0.2928 | 3,523 | 1193 | 0.3942 | |
126 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 31700 | 39500 | 0.1977 | 6,306 | 1214 | 0.9075 | |
127 | Spring Arbor University | 31800 | 51100 | 0.378 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
128 | Arcadia University | 32200 | 62900 | 0.4879 | 2,007 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
129 | Southeastern University | 32400 | 60500 | 0.4642 | 10,214 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
130 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 32500 | 46200 | 0.2968 | 8,526 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
131 | Mount Saint Mary College | 32600 | 68400 | 0.5235 | 2,083 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
132 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 70,898 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
132 | Wilkes University | 32800 | 61900 | 0.4694 | 1,946 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
134 | University of Saint Joseph | 33500 | 68000 | 0.5077 | 879 | 1174 | 0.7964 | |
135 | Drake University | 33600 | 68500 | 0.5095 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
135 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 54600 | 0.3849 | 1,901 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
137 | Ithaca College | 33700 | 72500 | 0.5351 | 4,084 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
138 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 33800 | 37600 | 0.1019 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
139 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 33900 | 48400 | 0.2998 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
140 | North Greenville University | 34000 | 44800 | 0.2416 | 2,020 | 1164 | 0.6667 | |
140 | Valparaiso University | 34000 | 62700 | 0.4572 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
142 | Barry University | 34100 | 54600 | 0.3754 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
142 | St. John Fisher University | 34100 | 63700 | 0.4648 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
144 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34200 | 62700 | 0.4538 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
145 | Cedarville University | 34300 | 55100 | 0.3777 | 4,916 | 1247 | 0.6488 | |
146 | Adelphi University | 34500 | 63300 | 0.4552 | 5,322 | 1218 | 0.6591 | |
147 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 34600 | 49600 | 0.3022 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
148 | Andrews University | 34800 | 47100 | 0.2609 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
149 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35000 | 35100 | 0.0028 | 6,196 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
150 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,087 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
151 | Abilene Christian University | 35400 | 60700 | 0.4165 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
152 | University of Maine | 35600 | 45100 | 0.2107 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
153 | Warner Pacific University | 35800 | 41600 | 0.1402 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
154 | Florida International University | 36100 | 36800 | 0.019 | 56,786 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
155 | Lawrence Technological University | 36300 | 67800 | 0.4644 | 2,579 | 1155 | 0.7403 | |
155 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
155 | University of the Pacific | 36300 | 72100 | 0.4967 | 3,210 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
158 | Long Island University | 36600 | 59600 | 0.3861 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
159 | Seattle University | 36900 | 69800 | 0.4711 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
160 | University of Connecticut | 37100 | 41800 | 0.1125 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
161 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37300 | 51000 | 0.2692 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
162 | Belmont University | 38100 | 67800 | 0.4383 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
163 | Reinhardt University | 38200 | 49300 | 0.2249 | 1,082 | 1070 | 0.6017 | |
164 | Alvernia University | 38300 | 68700 | 0.4426 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
165 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 38400 | 53300 | 0.2795 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
166 | New York Institute of Technology | 38500 | 78600 | 0.5095 | 3,355 | 1235 | 0.7808 | |
166 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
168 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,019 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
169 | Loyola University Chicago | 39800 | 67600 | 0.4114 | 12,529 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
170 | Endicott College | 40400 | 63200 | 0.3607 | 3,176 | 1215 | 0.7229 | |
171 | Campbell University | 41000 | 65100 | 0.3707 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
172 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 41300 | 41300 | 0 | 3,196 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
173 | CUNY City College | 41500 | 41500 | 0 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
174 | Southern Oregon University | 42300 | 42600 | 0.007 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
175 | Georgian Court University | 42600 | 58000 | 0.2656 | 1,478 | 1169 | 0.7052 | |
176 | Butler University | 43000 | 64500 | 0.3332 | 4,488 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
177 | University of the Arts | 44600 | 88300 | 0.4947 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
178 | High Point University | 45500 | 70500 | 0.3547 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
179 | Montclair State University | 45900 | 46600 | 0.015 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
180 | William Jessup University | 46300 | 53100 | 0.128 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
181 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 46700 | 69000 | 0.3232 | 1,747 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
182 | Michigan State University | 47200 | 56200 | 0.1601 | 41,943 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
183 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 47700 | 85700 | 0.4432 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
184 | Drexel University | 48100 | 82600 | 0.4175 | 12,896 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
185 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48300 | 64400 | 0.2501 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
186 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 49500 | 60300 | 0.1796 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
187 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 49700 | 66000 | 0.2471 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
188 | Washington State University | 49900 | 53900 | 0.0748 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
189 | Lynn University | 50900 | 64200 | 0.2072 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
190 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 51600 | 56100 | 0.0808 | 60,118 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
191 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 34,656 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
192 | Fordham University | 55500 | 94600 | 0.4135 | 10,307 | 1415 | 0.5628 | |
193 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
194 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 58200 | 61100 | 0.0463 | 48,857 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
195 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
196 | The New School | 65200 | 104000 | 0.3731 | 1,328 | 1268 | 0.8333 | |
197 | Elon University | 65900 | 67300 | 0.0208 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.