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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 | Hillsdale College | 4900 | 53900 | 0.9091 | 1,649 | 1412 | 0.2072 | |
2 | Northern Illinois University | 11900 | 29000 | 0.5885 | 11,339 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
3 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | 13700 | 41100 | 0.6673 | 8,975 | 1045 | 0.9721 | |
4 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14200 | 28100 | 0.4946 | 8,526 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
5 | Waynesburg University | 15500 | 45000 | 0.6563 | 1,088 | 1099 | 0.9169 | |
6 | Ferris State University | 16600 | 31000 | 0.4652 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
7 | Denison University | 16700 | 69300 | 0.7594 | 2,405 | 1383 | 0.1693 | |
8 | University of Mary | 17000 | 32600 | 0.4798 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
8 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17000 | 26300 | 0.354 | 19,657 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
10 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17400 | 24400 | 0.2868 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
11 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18300 | 27700 | 0.3391 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
12 | Husson University | 18600 | 40800 | 0.5438 | 2,752 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
13 | Simpson College | 19200 | 59400 | 0.6769 | 1,140 | 1430 | 0.8888 | |
13 | Western Kentucky University | 19200 | 26800 | 0.2815 | 14,017 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
15 | Piedmont University | 19700 | 47200 | 0.5826 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
16 | Lake Erie College | 20800 | 59400 | 0.6493 | 744 | 1065 | 0.6412 | |
17 | University of Dubuque | 21200 | 61100 | 0.6535 | 1,417 | 1074 | 0.8863 | |
18 | Bradley University | 21500 | 48300 | 0.5541 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
18 | Louisiana Christian University | 21500 | 26000 | 0.1733 | 803 | 1065 | 0.8379 | |
18 | Upper Iowa University | 21500 | 41700 | 0.4832 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
21 | Newman University | 21700 | 54000 | 0.599 | 2,398 | 1090 | 0.4761 | |
22 | Manhattanville University | 22000 | 65300 | 0.6631 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
23 | Culver-Stockton College | 22200 | 46600 | 0.5233 | 861 | 0 | 0.6518 | |
23 | Robert Morris University | 22200 | 56300 | 0.6063 | 3,769 | 1180 | 0.9057 | |
25 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 22300 | 42200 | 0.4716 | 12,222 | 1194 | 0.8296 | |
26 | Bethel University | 22600 | 49200 | 0.5412 | 1,107 | 1029 | 0.9868 | |
27 | Averett University | 23100 | 57200 | 0.5965 | 1,180 | 1010 | 0.478 | |
28 | Franklin College | 23900 | 59700 | 0.6003 | 931 | 1150 | 0.6978 | |
29 | University of Saint Mary | 24500 | 51800 | 0.5277 | 1,026 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
30 | Oak Hills Christian College | 24800 | 38900 | 0.3628 | 117 | 985 | 0.9188 | |
31 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 25100 | 36600 | 0.3146 | 70,646 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
32 | University of Sioux Falls | 25300 | 38500 | 0.3437 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
33 | Point Park University | 26100 | 56800 | 0.5409 | 2,326 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
33 | University of Evansville | 26100 | 64700 | 0.5958 | 1,742 | 1207 | 0.7813 | |
35 | Wingate University | 26200 | 65000 | 0.5976 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
36 | Southwestern College | 26600 | 69700 | 0.6186 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
37 | Methodist University | 26700 | 51900 | 0.4859 | 1,436 | 1175 | 0.752 | |
37 | Webster University | 26700 | 54300 | 0.5079 | 2,090 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
39 | McPherson College | 26800 | 47600 | 0.4374 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
40 | Rowan University | 26900 | 40500 | 0.3357 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
41 | Ottawa University-Ottawa | 27300 | 54800 | 0.5016 | 936 | 980 | 0.8003 | |
42 | John Carroll University | 27800 | 72100 | 0.6145 | 2,339 | 1292 | 0.809 | |
43 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 28200 | 45700 | 0.383 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
43 | Lipscomb University | 28200 | 57600 | 0.5104 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
45 | Franklin Pierce University | 28300 | 68300 | 0.5856 | 1,058 | 1095 | 0.9083 | |
46 | Huntington University | 29100 | 44300 | 0.3434 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
47 | Lubbock Christian University | 29500 | 49000 | 0.3978 | 1,322 | 1070 | 0.7589 | |
47 | Mississippi College | 29500 | 45400 | 0.349 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
49 | St Bonaventure University | 30000 | 61000 | 0.5079 | 2,047 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
50 | University of Rhode Island | 30600 | 46700 | 0.3447 | 14,296 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
51 | Rider University | 30900 | 64300 | 0.5193 | 3,183 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
52 | Florida Southern College | 31000 | 63200 | 0.51 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
52 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 31000 | 64500 | 0.5204 | 3,094 | 1105 | 0.8832 | |
54 | Shenandoah University | 32700 | 53300 | 0.3866 | 2,616 | 1127 | 0.7695 | |
55 | Warner University | 33500 | 41000 | 0.183 | 798 | 976 | 0.4779 | |
56 | LeTourneau University | 33600 | 54600 | 0.3845 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
57 | Ithaca College | 33700 | 72500 | 0.5351 | 4,084 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
58 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 34200 | 64400 | 0.4693 | 1,889 | 985 | 0.9305 | |
59 | DePaul University | 34600 | 56200 | 0.3845 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
60 | Seton Hill University | 35300 | 63800 | 0.4464 | 1,597 | 1150 | 0.7579 | |
60 | Siena College | 35300 | 65100 | 0.4578 | 3,465 | 1260 | 0.7764 | |
60 | University of Mount Olive | 35300 | 35300 | 0 | 1,937 | 945 | 0.7775 | |
63 | Ottawa University-Surprise | 35500 | 56500 | 0.3718 | 768 | 980 | 0.3988 | |
64 | Ashland University | 36500 | 52700 | 0.3072 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
65 | East Carolina University | 37100 | 40100 | 0.0748 | 21,445 | 1120 | 0.8922 | |
66 | Saint Vincent College | 37900 | 60700 | 0.3761 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
67 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 38600 | 44600 | 0.1345 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
68 | Young Harris College | 40800 | 43600 | 0.0641 | 1,403 | 1055 | 0.6402 | |
69 | Campbell University | 41000 | 65100 | 0.3707 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
70 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
71 | Fairfield University | 41500 | 77900 | 0.467 | 5,391 | 1350 | 0.3329 | |
72 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,177 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
73 | Butler University | 43000 | 64500 | 0.3332 | 4,488 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
74 | Duquesne University | 44700 | 70500 | 0.3664 | 5,371 | 1269 | 0.8356 | |
75 | High Point University | 45500 | 70500 | 0.3547 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
76 | Montclair State University | 45900 | 46600 | 0.015 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
77 | Providence College | 49100 | 85000 | 0.4225 | 4,556 | 1222 | 0.5089 | |
78 | University of Iowa | 50400 | 53200 | 0.0532 | 22,473 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
79 | Sacred Heart University | 52800 | 75200 | 0.2979 | 6,960 | 1245 | 0.6768 | |
80 | Emerson College | 55900 | 82600 | 0.3233 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
81 | Clemson University | 58300 | 61100 | 0.0463 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.