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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle University | 3800 | 11800 | 0.6768 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 2 | University of Chicago | 4000 | 95000 | 0.9582 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 3 | Davidson College | 6000 | 89900 | 0.933 | 1,869 | 1454 | 0.1337 | |
| 4 | Indiana University-South Bend | 9900 | 46500 | 0.7867 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 5 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5775 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 6 | Lincoln University | 11600 | 31700 | 0.6334 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 7 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 11700 | 48200 | 0.7577 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 8 | Saint Peter's University | 12300 | 67300 | 0.8173 | 2,101 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | 12700 | 34600 | 0.6336 | 8,975 | 1045 | 0.9721 | |
| 9 | William Jewell College | 12700 | 46900 | 0.7295 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 11 | Eastern Illinois University | 13100 | 24300 | 0.4628 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 11 | University of South Carolina Aiken | 13100 | 23300 | 0.4379 | 3,289 | 1115 | 0.7857 | |
| 13 | Northern Illinois University | 13200 | 29000 | 0.5434 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 14 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 13400 | 49300 | 0.728 | 14,243 | 1125 | 0.7675 | |
| 15 | University of South Florida | 14100 | 17100 | 0.1753 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 16 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14300 | 28100 | 0.4911 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 17 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24500 | 0.4075 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 18 | University of Georgia | 14800 | 26600 | 0.4445 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 19 | Murray State University | 15000 | 27000 | 0.4463 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 20 | University of North Georgia | 15200 | 48000 | 0.6836 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 21 | Ball State University | 15500 | 22400 | 0.3085 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 22 | Central Washington University | 15600 | 27900 | 0.4416 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 23 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 15900 | 41600 | 0.6185 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 24 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16000 | 23200 | 0.3103 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 25 | Keene State College | 16400 | 51200 | 0.6798 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 26 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 16500 | 17700 | 0.0679 | 18,428 | 1090 | 0.9529 | |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan University | 16700 | 31800 | 0.4753 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 28 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 17200 | 44000 | 0.6097 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 29 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 30400 | 0.4118 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 29 | Georgia Southern University | 17900 | 26800 | 0.3326 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 31 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18200 | 27700 | 0.3427 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 32 | University of Colorado Boulder | 18300 | 30600 | 0.4019 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 33 | Bluffton University | 18400 | 56700 | 0.6755 | 602 | 1025 | 0.6116 | |
| 34 | Lee University | 18500 | 37400 | 0.5057 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 35 | Grand Valley State University | 18700 | 29500 | 0.366 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 35 | Northern Michigan University | 18700 | 33100 | 0.4351 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 35 | University of Mississippi | 18700 | 45000 | 0.5851 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 38 | Alma College | 19200 | 64800 | 0.7039 | 1,159 | 1085 | 0.57 | |
| 39 | Western Michigan University | 19500 | 31200 | 0.3747 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 40 | Carlow University | 19900 | 68200 | 0.7082 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 41 | Bethany Lutheran College | 20000 | 46400 | 0.5695 | 856 | 1160 | 0.3897 | |
| 41 | Towson University | 20000 | 30000 | 0.3329 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 43 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 20200 | 60200 | 0.6644 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 43 | Marian University | 20200 | 47200 | 0.5714 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 43 | University of Rochester | 20200 | 93100 | 0.7833 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 46 | Henderson State University | 20400 | 37500 | 0.4564 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 47 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 20500 | 30700 | 0.3297 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 48 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20700 | 72100 | 0.7127 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 49 | University of Northern Iowa | 20800 | 24000 | 0.1334 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 50 | University of the Incarnate Word | 20900 | 73100 | 0.7143 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 51 | North Central College | 21000 | 63700 | 0.6708 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 51 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 21000 | 50000 | 0.5797 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 51 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 21000 | 42600 | 0.5076 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 54 | Albright College | 21100 | 49300 | 0.5719 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 55 | Kennesaw State University | 21400 | 27200 | 0.2133 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 56 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 21500 | 38900 | 0.4469 | 1,919 | 1245 | 0.7844 | |
| 56 | Union College | 21500 | 90400 | 0.7624 | 2,065 | 1393 | 0.4374 | |
| 58 | Augsburg University | 21700 | 56400 | 0.6157 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 58 | Southern Oregon University | 21700 | 62000 | 0.6502 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 58 | University of Charleston | 21700 | 63900 | 0.6608 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 61 | New York University | 21900 | 91800 | 0.7612 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 62 | Marywood University | 22200 | 79900 | 0.7224 | 1,834 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 62 | Northwestern University | 22200 | 88100 | 0.7483 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 62 | West Texas A & M University | 22200 | 22400 | 0.0089 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
| 65 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6203 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 66 | Florida State University | 22500 | 32500 | 0.3077 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 67 | Colorado Christian University | 22700 | 74500 | 0.6954 | 6,730 | 1110 | 0.8328 | |
| 68 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5778 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 69 | Washington State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3783 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 70 | Mount Saint Mary College | 23000 | 68400 | 0.6638 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 71 | Eastern Mennonite University | 23200 | 79700 | 0.7085 | 791 | 1269 | 1 | |
| 72 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23300 | 36800 | 0.367 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 72 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 23300 | 36500 | 0.3619 | 5,823 | 1150 | 0.8619 | |
| 72 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 23300 | 35700 | 0.347 | 6,197 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 75 | Saint Edward's University | 23400 | 91800 | 0.7454 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 76 | Columbia College Chicago | 23500 | 63200 | 0.6285 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 77 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 78 | Hilbert College | 23800 | 63200 | 0.6237 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 78 | Muskingum University | 23800 | 49600 | 0.5193 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 80 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 23900 | 48900 | 0.5109 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 80 | Oral Roberts University | 23900 | 65400 | 0.6349 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 82 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53000 | 0.5468 | 3,356 | 1214 | 0.7091 | |
| 82 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 24000 | 30500 | 0.2132 | 6,306 | 1214 | 0.9075 | |
| 82 | Point Park University | 24000 | 57000 | 0.5793 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 82 | Visible Music College | 24000 | 45100 | 0.4676 | 168 | 0 | 0.2868 | |
| 86 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2923 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 86 | St Bonaventure University | 24300 | 61200 | 0.6029 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 88 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24400 | 26600 | 0.0828 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 89 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 24500 | 41300 | 0.4066 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 90 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5402 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 91 | Dordt University | 24900 | 52500 | 0.5254 | 1,695 | 1195 | 0.7116 | |
| 92 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 25000 | 37100 | 0.3264 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 93 | Northwood University | 25200 | 54500 | 0.5381 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 94 | SUNY at Purchase College | 25500 | 37500 | 0.3201 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 95 | Michigan State University | 25800 | 28900 | 0.1089 | 41,234 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
| 96 | Corban University | 26000 | 57300 | 0.5456 | 785 | 1124 | 0.8974 | |
| 97 | Evangel University | 26200 | 44900 | 0.4161 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 97 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26200 | 28400 | 0.0776 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 97 | North Central University | 26200 | 43900 | 0.4035 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 100 | St. Francis College | 26300 | 39400 | 0.3329 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 101 | University of Mount Union | 26400 | 50900 | 0.4805 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 102 | Southwestern College | 26500 | 76300 | 0.653 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 103 | University of Idaho | 26900 | 45200 | 0.4045 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 104 | Capital University | 27200 | 80300 | 0.6614 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 104 | University of Valley Forge | 27200 | 61100 | 0.555 | 517 | 1059 | 0.612 | |
| 106 | Park University | 27500 | 31300 | 0.1216 | 6,238 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 106 | Wilmington College | 27500 | 48200 | 0.4295 | 924 | 1070 | 0.846 | |
| 108 | Canisius University | 27700 | 64800 | 0.5729 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 109 | Long Island University | 27800 | 59800 | 0.5356 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 110 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28300 | 41800 | 0.322 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 111 | Cedar Crest College | 28400 | 66000 | 0.5693 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 111 | Messiah University | 28400 | 54200 | 0.4762 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 113 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 114 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 28600 | 48700 | 0.4127 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 115 | Drury University | 28700 | 52900 | 0.4573 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 116 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 117 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29300 | 33900 | 0.1358 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 118 | University of Toledo | 29400 | 32600 | 0.0983 | 11,013 | 1159 | 0.9202 | |
| 119 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29500 | 42400 | 0.3041 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 119 | University of Saint Joseph | 29500 | 83000 | 0.6445 | 879 | 1174 | 0.7964 | |
| 121 | William Peace University | 29700 | 50200 | 0.4086 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 122 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 123 | Belmont University | 30200 | 67800 | 0.554 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 123 | Mississippi College | 30200 | 45400 | 0.3352 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
| 125 | Gannon University | 30400 | 52900 | 0.4257 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 125 | Southeastern University | 30400 | 60500 | 0.4972 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 127 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30700 | 78100 | 0.6069 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 128 | Azusa Pacific University | 30800 | 66600 | 0.5372 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 128 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 30800 | 36500 | 0.1561 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 130 | McPherson College | 30900 | 53500 | 0.4225 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 131 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5453 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 132 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5048 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 132 | Western Connecticut State University | 31300 | 49800 | 0.3716 | 3,542 | 1130 | 0.8136 | |
| 134 | Lebanon Valley College | 31400 | 72400 | 0.5665 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 135 | Columbia International University | 31600 | 44800 | 0.2948 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 136 | Ithaca College | 32000 | 72500 | 0.5585 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 136 | Liberty University | 32000 | 60900 | 0.4748 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 138 | Spring Arbor University | 32400 | 51100 | 0.3658 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 139 | Alvernia University | 32700 | 69400 | 0.5287 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
| 140 | Harding University | 32800 | 47000 | 0.3023 | 3,523 | 1193 | 0.3942 | |
| 141 | Wilkes University | 33400 | 61900 | 0.4597 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 142 | Drake University | 33700 | 68500 | 0.5078 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 142 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 55900 | 0.3974 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 144 | Lawrence Technological University | 33800 | 82500 | 0.59 | 2,579 | 1155 | 0.7403 | |
| 145 | Loyola University Chicago | 34000 | 68100 | 0.5008 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 145 | Valparaiso University | 34000 | 62700 | 0.4572 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 147 | North Greenville University | 34600 | 44800 | 0.2277 | 2,020 | 1164 | 0.6667 | |
| 147 | Pace University | 34600 | 74800 | 0.5373 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 149 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4648 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 150 | Barry University | 34900 | 56400 | 0.381 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 150 | Cedarville University | 34900 | 55100 | 0.3664 | 4,916 | 1247 | 0.6488 | |
| 150 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 34900 | 37600 | 0.0719 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 153 | Adelphi University | 35100 | 63300 | 0.4454 | 5,325 | 1218 | 0.6591 | |
| 154 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 155 | New York Institute of Technology | 35400 | 83600 | 0.5761 | 3,355 | 1235 | 0.7808 | |
| 156 | Abilene Christian University | 35700 | 60700 | 0.4115 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 157 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 36200 | 57000 | 0.3647 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 158 | Andrews University | 36400 | 62100 | 0.4139 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
| 158 | Warner Pacific University | 36400 | 41600 | 0.1252 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 160 | Florida International University | 36500 | 36800 | 0.0081 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 160 | University of the Pacific | 36500 | 71500 | 0.4898 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 162 | Xavier University | 37500 | 67500 | 0.4445 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 163 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37700 | 61400 | 0.3863 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 163 | University of Connecticut | 37700 | 43900 | 0.1414 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 165 | Texas Tech University | 38600 | 41000 | 0.0586 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 166 | Elon University | 38800 | 58200 | 0.3332 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 166 | Reinhardt University | 38800 | 49300 | 0.2122 | 1,082 | 1070 | 0.6017 | |
| 168 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4501 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 169 | Butler University | 39400 | 68300 | 0.4229 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 170 | Endicott College | 40700 | 64200 | 0.366 | 3,176 | 1215 | 0.7229 | |
| 170 | Georgian Court University | 40700 | 58000 | 0.2984 | 1,478 | 1169 | 0.7052 | |
| 172 | CUNY City College | 41500 | 41500 | 0 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 173 | Campbell University | 41600 | 65100 | 0.3611 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 174 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46200 | 0.091 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 175 | Florida Atlantic University | 44400 | 44400 | 0 | 24,942 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 176 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2748 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 177 | University of the Arts | 45000 | 88000 | 0.4885 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 178 | University of Maine | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 179 | High Point University | 45700 | 72900 | 0.373 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 180 | Middle Tennessee State University | 46000 | 46000 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 181 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 46100 | 86200 | 0.4651 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 182 | William Jessup University | 46400 | 56700 | 0.1816 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
| 183 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 47300 | 65600 | 0.2791 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 184 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 48500 | 69000 | 0.2972 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 184 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 48500 | 92100 | 0.4736 | 7,283 | 1451 | 0.1398 | |
| 186 | Drexel University | 48700 | 83800 | 0.4188 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 187 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 50100 | 60300 | 0.1692 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 188 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 50500 | 66500 | 0.2407 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 189 | Lynn University | 51400 | 66000 | 0.2212 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 190 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53400 | 53400 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 191 | Miami University-Oxford | 56600 | 56600 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 192 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
| 193 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60800 | 63000 | 0.035 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 194 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 195 | The New School | 62600 | 118000 | 0.4697 | 1,449 | 1268 | 0.8333 | |
| 196 | Fordham University | 69800 | 95000 | 0.2651 | 10,307 | 1415 | 0.5628 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.