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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 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | 5700 | 53000 | 0.8921 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Northwest Indian College | 10600 | 15500 | 0.3167 | 696 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Northern Illinois University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5679 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 4 | Grace Christian University | 12600 | 30700 | 0.5898 | 891 | 995 | 0.9931 | |
| 5 | Lincoln University | 13100 | 30900 | 0.5752 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 6 | Gordon State College | 13200 | 16700 | 0.2097 | 3,129 | 950 | 0.8678 | |
| 7 | University of Delaware | 13700 | 32500 | 0.578 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 8 | Western Washington University | 14000 | 31600 | 0.5574 | 13,752 | 1218 | 0.9325 | |
| 9 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 14100 | 25000 | 0.4355 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 10 | University of South Florida | 14200 | 17100 | 0.1695 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | 14400 | 41100 | 0.6502 | 8,975 | 1045 | 0.9721 | |
| 12 | Urshan College | 14700 | 20700 | 0.2897 | 514 | 1040 | 0.8387 | |
| 13 | Northeastern University | 15100 | 89900 | 0.8324 | 22,695 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 14 | Lindsey Wilson College | 15300 | 47600 | 0.6779 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 15 | Waynesburg University | 16600 | 45000 | 0.6307 | 1,088 | 1099 | 0.9169 | |
| 16 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17100 | 27400 | 0.3757 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 17 | California State University-Fullerton | 17500 | 20600 | 0.1499 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 18 | University of Mary | 17700 | 32600 | 0.4582 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 19 | Quincy University | 18500 | 63000 | 0.7067 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 20 | East Tennessee State University | 18800 | 26300 | 0.2854 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 21 | Gallaudet University | 19100 | 44200 | 0.5673 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 22 | Arkansas Baptist College | 19200 | 24400 | 0.2131 | 373 | 0 | 0.5774 | |
| 23 | Simpson College | 19500 | 59400 | 0.6719 | 1,140 | 1430 | 0.8888 | |
| 24 | Towson University | 19700 | 30000 | 0.3429 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 25 | Carson-Newman University | 20000 | 51700 | 0.613 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 26 | Texas Southern University | 20300 | 25700 | 0.2104 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 27 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 20400 | 30300 | 0.328 | 981 | 1140 | 0.7493 | |
| 28 | Southwestern Christian University | 20600 | 26600 | 0.2254 | 351 | 930 | 0.8034 | |
| 29 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 21000 | 57800 | 0.6362 | 1,083 | 1205 | 0.9278 | |
| 30 | Wayland Baptist University | 21700 | 37300 | 0.4186 | 2,087 | 925 | 0.5596 | |
| 31 | Anna Maria College | 21900 | 54200 | 0.5964 | 995 | 985 | 0.896 | |
| 32 | Canisius University | 22000 | 53200 | 0.5861 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 33 | Grand View University | 22100 | 52500 | 0.5796 | 1,483 | 1035 | 0.9843 | |
| 33 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 22100 | 22200 | 0.0045 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 35 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 22200 | 54400 | 0.592 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 35 | University of the Cumberlands | 22200 | 26400 | 0.1568 | 6,091 | 1110 | 0.7139 | |
| 35 | Upper Iowa University | 22200 | 41700 | 0.4671 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
| 38 | Saint Norbert College | 22600 | 62300 | 0.6373 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 39 | Buena Vista University | 22700 | 59100 | 0.6166 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 40 | Murray State University | 23200 | 27600 | 0.1591 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 41 | Bethel University | 23300 | 49200 | 0.526 | 1,107 | 1029 | 0.9868 | |
| 42 | Saint Leo University | 23400 | 50000 | 0.5318 | 7,603 | 1085 | 0.721 | |
| 43 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23700 | 24500 | 0.0326 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 44 | William Woods University | 23800 | 60700 | 0.608 | 1,097 | 1140 | 0.7449 | |
| 45 | Malone University | 23900 | 55800 | 0.5717 | 992 | 1075 | 0.7586 | |
| 46 | Fontbonne University | 24000 | 50200 | 0.5221 | 650 | 1090 | 0.9503 | |
| 47 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | 24200 | 42000 | 0.4236 | 560 | 915 | 0.5728 | |
| 47 | Meredith College | 24200 | 77200 | 0.6862 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 49 | East Central University | 24400 | 33300 | 0.2675 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 49 | Judson University | 24400 | 49100 | 0.5035 | 793 | 1049 | 0.624 | |
| 49 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24400 | 55200 | 0.5581 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 52 | Elmira College | 24700 | 50000 | 0.5063 | 745 | 1250 | 0.7696 | |
| 52 | Midland University | 24700 | 63000 | 0.6075 | 1,333 | 1079 | 0.6692 | |
| 54 | Dominican University | 25000 | 55500 | 0.5487 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 55 | Bellevue University | 25200 | 25700 | 0.0194 | 11,096 | 0 | 0.995 | |
| 55 | Westminster College | 25200 | 53800 | 0.532 | 593 | 1160 | 0.7758 | |
| 57 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 25500 | 37400 | 0.3186 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 58 | Shorter University | 25700 | 36500 | 0.2956 | 1,322 | 1090 | 0.9693 | |
| 59 | Bethel University | 25900 | 35300 | 0.2667 | 2,719 | 1171 | 0.9717 | |
| 59 | Geneva College | 25900 | 48900 | 0.4694 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 61 | Doane University | 26000 | 62800 | 0.5861 | 1,323 | 1125 | 0.9801 | |
| 62 | Warren Wilson College | 26200 | 57000 | 0.5403 | 742 | 1289 | 0.7771 | |
| 63 | Fitchburg State University | 26300 | 31300 | 0.1598 | 3,027 | 1150 | 0.8693 | |
| 63 | North Central University | 26300 | 43800 | 0.3994 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 63 | Valley City State University | 26300 | 28200 | 0.0668 | 1,651 | 1055 | 0.9907 | |
| 66 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 26500 | 51100 | 0.4817 | 1,477 | 1075 | 0.8068 | |
| 66 | University of Arizona | 26500 | 35200 | 0.247 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 68 | Earlham College | 26600 | 75800 | 0.6491 | 696 | 1233 | 0.7311 | |
| 69 | Columbia College | 26900 | 41300 | 0.349 | 876 | 1025 | 0.8878 | |
| 70 | Kennesaw State University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 70 | University of North Georgia | 27000 | 35500 | 0.2393 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 72 | Wingate University | 27100 | 65000 | 0.583 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 73 | McPherson College | 27400 | 47600 | 0.4247 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 73 | Troy University | 27400 | 32600 | 0.1594 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 75 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27800 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 75 | Southern Wesleyan University | 27600 | 43500 | 0.3656 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 75 | University of North Texas | 27600 | 37400 | 0.2622 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 78 | Touro University | 27800 | 60200 | 0.5381 | 5,098 | 1366 | 0.6196 | |
| 79 | Ottawa University-Ottawa | 27900 | 54800 | 0.4907 | 936 | 980 | 0.8003 | |
| 79 | York College of Pennsylvania | 27900 | 41400 | 0.3262 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 81 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28300 | 41800 | 0.3223 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 82 | Mercy University | 28600 | 44500 | 0.3574 | 6,775 | 1074 | 0.8584 | |
| 83 | Chestnut Hill College | 28700 | 74900 | 0.6169 | 972 | 995 | 0.7913 | |
| 84 | Rivier University | 29300 | 57700 | 0.4921 | 1,335 | 1060 | 0.8176 | |
| 85 | Hilbert College | 29800 | 54600 | 0.4546 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 85 | New England College | 29800 | 64600 | 0.539 | 1,032 | 930 | 0.9213 | |
| 85 | William Penn University | 29800 | 47200 | 0.3681 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 88 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 29900 | 34000 | 0.1205 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 89 | Lander University | 30200 | 37000 | 0.1839 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 90 | Fisher College | 30400 | 60900 | 0.5002 | 1,384 | 961 | 0.7075 | |
| 90 | Le Moyne College | 30400 | 53700 | 0.434 | 2,563 | 1240 | 0.7529 | |
| 90 | Syracuse University | 30400 | 83100 | 0.6342 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 93 | Franklin Pierce University | 30500 | 68300 | 0.5534 | 1,058 | 1095 | 0.9083 | |
| 94 | Columbia International University | 31900 | 44800 | 0.2877 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 94 | Missouri Baptist University | 31900 | 53800 | 0.4067 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 96 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 32000 | 41600 | 0.231 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 97 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 32200 | 50000 | 0.3573 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 98 | University of Bridgeport | 32300 | 60500 | 0.4663 | 1,479 | 1065 | 0.6431 | |
| 99 | Emmanuel College | 32400 | 68300 | 0.5259 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 99 | Southern New Hampshire University | 32400 | 47600 | 0.3192 | 159,653 | 965 | 0.9612 | |
| 99 | University of Scranton | 32400 | 76300 | 0.5751 | 3,613 | 1220 | 0.812 | |
| 102 | Southeastern University | 32600 | 60500 | 0.4609 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 103 | Spring Arbor University | 32700 | 51100 | 0.3596 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 104 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 105 | University of Oregon | 33400 | 38600 | 0.1341 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 106 | Anderson University | 33600 | 52400 | 0.3588 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 106 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 33600 | 46200 | 0.2729 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 108 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 54600 | 0.383 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 108 | Hardin-Simmons University | 33700 | 49700 | 0.322 | 1,283 | 1080 | 0.9653 | |
| 108 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33700 | 42800 | 0.2126 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 111 | Beacon College | 33800 | 75800 | 0.5537 | 531 | 0 | 0.1677 | |
| 111 | George Washington University | 33800 | 81800 | 0.587 | 11,677 | 1421 | 0.4709 | |
| 113 | LeTourneau University | 34200 | 54600 | 0.3736 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 114 | Nova Southeastern University | 34300 | 56300 | 0.3905 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 115 | University of Mount Olive | 35300 | 35300 | 0 | 1,937 | 945 | 0.7775 | |
| 116 | California Baptist University | 35400 | 65200 | 0.457 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 116 | Goldey-Beacom College | 35400 | 38100 | 0.0718 | 702 | 0 | 0.7653 | |
| 118 | Seton Hill University | 35800 | 63800 | 0.4386 | 1,597 | 1150 | 0.7579 | |
| 119 | Mount Saint Mary College | 36100 | 68400 | 0.4723 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 120 | Ottawa University-Surprise | 36200 | 56500 | 0.3594 | 768 | 980 | 0.3988 | |
| 121 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 36400 | 45500 | 0.2001 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 122 | Mercer University | 36600 | 60500 | 0.3951 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 123 | University of Northern Colorado | 36800 | 38900 | 0.054 | 6,480 | 1085 | 0.9363 | |
| 124 | Bluefield University | 37200 | 43200 | 0.1389 | 694 | 995 | 0.6272 | |
| 125 | Lesley University | 37700 | 54600 | 0.3093 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 126 | Queens University of Charlotte | 37800 | 68200 | 0.4455 | 1,225 | 1235 | 0.5651 | |
| 127 | Montreat College | 39100 | 55000 | 0.2889 | 759 | 1055 | 0.6555 | |
| 128 | Ohio Christian University | 40400 | 42300 | 0.0445 | 1,340 | 890 | 0.399 | |
| 129 | Loyola University Chicago | 40600 | 67600 | 0.3996 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 130 | Central Christian College of Kansas | 43300 | 45200 | 0.0417 | 437 | 1020 | 0.957 | |
| 131 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 43700 | 43700 | 0 | 11,554 | 1100 | 0.5516 | |
| 132 | City University of Seattle | 44200 | 45400 | 0.0264 | 1,180 | 0 | 0.9025 | |
| 133 | Lees-McRae College | 44800 | 58700 | 0.2365 | 873 | 1140 | 0.7685 | |
| 134 | Spelman College | 47700 | 49600 | 0.038 | 2,712 | 1218 | 0.2487 | |
| 135 | Elon University | 66100 | 67300 | 0.0178 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.