Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - State of Illinois

Most Affordable Colleges for Agricultural Engineering Majors in the state of Illinois for 2026

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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:

Number of people in family: 4
Number of students in college: 1
Total income: $80,000
Total assets: $50,000

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Rank	Institution	Typical Net Price	Sticker Price	% Savings	Undergraduates	Est. Median SAT	Acceptance Rate	Save
1	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	12500	28100	0.5551	8,553	1045	0.8688	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL Typical Net Price $12,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,100 % Savings 56% Undergraduates 8,553 Est. Median SAT 1,045 Acceptance Rate 86.9 %
2	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	13600	34600	0.6076	8,945	1099	0.975	#2 #2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL Typical Net Price $13,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $34,600 % Savings 61% Undergraduates 8,945 Est. Median SAT 1,099 Acceptance Rate 97.5 %
3	University of Georgia	13700	26600	0.4854	32,399	1382	0.377	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Georgia Athens, GA Typical Net Price $13,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $26,600 % Savings 49% Undergraduates 32,399 Est. Median SAT 1,382 Acceptance Rate 37.7 %
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison	13700	47300	0.7099	38,040	1418	0.452	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Typical Net Price $13,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $47,300 % Savings 71% Undergraduates 38,040 Est. Median SAT 1,418 Acceptance Rate 45.2 %
5	Northern Illinois University	14300	28800	0.5048	11,348	1070	0.6979	#5 #5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL Typical Net Price $14,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,800 % Savings 50% Undergraduates 11,348 Est. Median SAT 1,070 Acceptance Rate 69.8 %
6	Kansas State University	15800	26100	0.3962	15,650	1164	0.8169	#6 #6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Kansas State University Manhattan, KS Typical Net Price $15,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $26,100 % Savings 40% Undergraduates 15,650 Est. Median SAT 1,164 Acceptance Rate 81.7 %
7	Texas A&M University-College Station	17500	29900	0.4169	60,710	1278	0.5743	#7 #7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX Typical Net Price $17,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $29,900 % Savings 42% Undergraduates 60,710 Est. Median SAT 1,278 Acceptance Rate 57.4 %
8	University of Hawaii at Manoa	20100	32300	0.3775	15,375	1103	0.866	#8 #8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI Typical Net Price $20,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,300 % Savings 38% Undergraduates 15,375 Est. Median SAT 1,103 Acceptance Rate 86.6 %
9	North Dakota State University	20800	25700	0.1898	9,762	1110	0.9496	#9 #9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Typical Net Price $20,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $25,700 % Savings 19% Undergraduates 9,762 Est. Median SAT 1,110 Acceptance Rate 95.0 %
10	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	21600	24000	0.1032	4,880	1124	0.8172	#10 #10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI Typical Net Price $21,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $24,000 % Savings 10% Undergraduates 4,880 Est. Median SAT 1,124 Acceptance Rate 81.7 %
11	South Dakota State University	21900	25200	0.1301	10,719	1120	0.9834	#11 #11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings South Dakota State University Brookings, SD Typical Net Price $21,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $25,200 % Savings 13% Undergraduates 10,719 Est. Median SAT 1,120 Acceptance Rate 98.3 %
12	Iowa State University	26000	42800	0.3912	25,628	1207	0.8866	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Iowa State University Ames, IA Typical Net Price $26,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $42,800 % Savings 39% Undergraduates 25,628 Est. Median SAT 1,207 Acceptance Rate 88.7 %
12	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	26000	34900	0.2549	1,817	905	0.4118	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR Typical Net Price $26,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $34,900 % Savings 25% Undergraduates 1,817 Est. Median SAT 905 Acceptance Rate 41.2 %
14	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	27800	31100	0.1056	19,701	1214	0.8749	#14 #14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Typical Net Price $27,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $31,100 % Savings 11% Undergraduates 19,701 Est. Median SAT 1,214 Acceptance Rate 87.5 %
15	Oregon State University	28800	36700	0.2152	31,253	1272	0.773	#15 #15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Typical Net Price $28,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,700 % Savings 22% Undergraduates 31,253 Est. Median SAT 1,272 Acceptance Rate 77.3 %
16	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	30600	38500	0.2052	7,890	1110	0.2056	#16 #16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL Typical Net Price $30,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $38,500 % Savings 21% Undergraduates 7,890 Est. Median SAT 1,110 Acceptance Rate 20.6 %
17	North Carolina A & T State University	31500	36700	0.1416	12,497	1075	0.499	#17 #17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC Typical Net Price $31,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,700 % Savings 14% Undergraduates 12,497 Est. Median SAT 1,075 Acceptance Rate 49.9 %
18	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	32200	43100	0.2531	22,033	1321	0.3132	#18 #18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA Typical Net Price $32,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $43,100 % Savings 25% Undergraduates 22,033 Est. Median SAT 1,321 Acceptance Rate 31.3 %
19	North Carolina State University	32700	54800	0.4031	28,422	1378	0.4174	#19 #19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Typical Net Price $32,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $54,800 % Savings 40% Undergraduates 28,422 Est. Median SAT 1,378 Acceptance Rate 41.7 %
20	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	33900	41000	0.1742	22,364	1159	0.7504	#20 #20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK Typical Net Price $33,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $41,000 % Savings 17% Undergraduates 22,364 Est. Median SAT 1,159 Acceptance Rate 75.0 %
21	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	37400	66300	0.436	31,035	1366	0.5478	#21 #21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Typical Net Price $37,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $66,300 % Savings 44% Undergraduates 31,035 Est. Median SAT 1,366 Acceptance Rate 54.8 %
22	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	38400	53100	0.2767	30,564	1302	0.416	#22 #22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Typical Net Price $38,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $53,100 % Savings 28% Undergraduates 30,564 Est. Median SAT 1,302 Acceptance Rate 41.6 %
23	Ohio State University-Main Campus	40700	53600	0.2408	46,815	1378	0.6057	#23 #23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH Typical Net Price $40,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $53,600 % Savings 24% Undergraduates 46,815 Est. Median SAT 1,378 Acceptance Rate 60.6 %
24	University of Maryland-College Park	43000	53600	0.1979	31,133	1463	0.4479	#24 #24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD Typical Net Price $43,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $53,600 % Savings 20% Undergraduates 31,133 Est. Median SAT 1,463 Acceptance Rate 44.8 %
25	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	47100	59700	0.2122	37,985	1390	0.5815	#25 #25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Typical Net Price $47,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $59,700 % Savings 21% Undergraduates 37,985 Est. Median SAT 1,390 Acceptance Rate 58.2 %
26	Michigan State University	47200	56200	0.1601	41,234	1279	0.848	#26 #26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Typical Net Price $47,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,200 % Savings 16% Undergraduates 41,234 Est. Median SAT 1,279 Acceptance Rate 84.8 %
27	Purdue University-Main Campus	48500	51200	0.0543	44,819	1327	0.4987	#27 #27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Typical Net Price $48,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $51,200 % Savings 5% Undergraduates 44,819 Est. Median SAT 1,327 Acceptance Rate 49.9 %
28	University of Kentucky	49000	58000	0.1551	25,534	1193	0.9294	#28 #28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Typical Net Price $49,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $58,000 % Savings 16% Undergraduates 25,534 Est. Median SAT 1,193 Acceptance Rate 92.9 %
29	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	49800	62200	0.1995	37,140	1406	0.4237	#29 #29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Typical Net Price $49,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $62,200 % Savings 20% Undergraduates 37,140 Est. Median SAT 1,406 Acceptance Rate 42.4 %
30	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	53200	61000	0.1291	41,303	1338	0.7975	#30 #30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Typical Net Price $53,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $61,000 % Savings 13% Undergraduates 41,303 Est. Median SAT 1,338 Acceptance Rate 79.8 %
31	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	58200	64100	0.092	42,604	1336	0.6056	#31 #31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA Typical Net Price $58,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $64,100 % Savings 9% Undergraduates 42,604 Est. Median SAT 1,336 Acceptance Rate 60.6 %
32	Clemson University	61400	63700	0.0358	23,401	1343	0.3834	#32 #32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Clemson University Clemson, SC Typical Net Price $61,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $63,700 % Savings 4% Undergraduates 23,401 Est. Median SAT 1,343 Acceptance Rate 38.3 %