Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - State of Illinois

Most Affordable Colleges for Behavioral Sciences Majors in the state of Illinois for 2027

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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	United States Air Force Academy	0	0	0	4,114	1335	0.1409	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO Typical Net Price -- Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price -- % Savings -- Undergraduates 4,114 Est. Median SAT 1,335 Acceptance Rate 14.1 %
2	Johns Hopkins University	2700	92000	0.9704	6,354	1554	0.0611	#2 #2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Typical Net Price $2,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $92,000 % Savings 97% Undergraduates 6,354 Est. Median SAT 1,554 Acceptance Rate 6.1 %
3	Sisseton Wahpeton College	6700	15400	0.5659	207	0	1	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton, SD Typical Net Price $6,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $15,400 % Savings 57% Undergraduates 207 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate 100.0 %
4	University of Maine at Fort Kent	8800	40100	0.78	1,466	1078	0.4912	#4 #4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME Typical Net Price $8,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $40,100 % Savings 78% Undergraduates 1,466 Est. Median SAT 1,078 Acceptance Rate 49.1 %
5	University of Tulsa	9700	63100	0.8468	2,852	1328	0.615	#5 #5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK Typical Net Price $9,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $63,100 % Savings 85% Undergraduates 2,852 Est. Median SAT 1,328 Acceptance Rate 61.5 %
6	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	10200	41500	0.7543	8,945	1099	0.975	#6 #6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL Typical Net Price $10,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $41,500 % Savings 75% Undergraduates 8,945 Est. Median SAT 1,099 Acceptance Rate 97.5 %
7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	11100	33800	0.6718	40,996	1399	0.4175	#7 #7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Typical Net Price $11,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $33,800 % Savings 67% Undergraduates 40,996 Est. Median SAT 1,399 Acceptance Rate 41.8 %
8	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	11600	27800	0.5819	22,007	1427	0.1672	#8 #8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Typical Net Price $11,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $27,800 % Savings 58% Undergraduates 22,007 Est. Median SAT 1,427 Acceptance Rate 16.7 %
9	Brown University	12100	94000	0.8712	7,951	1500	0.0634	#9 #9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Brown University Providence, RI Typical Net Price $12,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $94,000 % Savings 87% Undergraduates 7,951 Est. Median SAT 1,500 Acceptance Rate 6.3 %
10	University of Illinois Chicago	12200	30200	0.5969	24,260	1174	0.7576	#10 #10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Typical Net Price $12,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $30,200 % Savings 60% Undergraduates 24,260 Est. Median SAT 1,174 Acceptance Rate 75.8 %
11	Franklin and Marshall College	12800	95700	0.8659	1,778	1387	0.3163	#11 #11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA Typical Net Price $12,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $95,700 % Savings 87% Undergraduates 1,778 Est. Median SAT 1,387 Acceptance Rate 31.6 %
12	Northern Illinois University	13300	32100	0.5856	12,118	1070	0.7164	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL Typical Net Price $13,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,100 % Savings 59% Undergraduates 12,118 Est. Median SAT 1,070 Acceptance Rate 71.6 %
13	University of West Georgia	15400	24600	0.3744	10,075	1035	0.7995	#13 #13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA Typical Net Price $15,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $24,600 % Savings 37% Undergraduates 10,075 Est. Median SAT 1,035 Acceptance Rate 80.0 %
14	Illinois Institute of Technology	15600	74500	0.7908	3,190	1317	0.6187	#14 #14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Typical Net Price $15,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $74,500 % Savings 79% Undergraduates 3,190 Est. Median SAT 1,317 Acceptance Rate 61.9 %
15	Duke University	16000	98600	0.8376	6,525	1533	0.0524	#15 #15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Duke University Durham, NC Typical Net Price $16,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $98,600 % Savings 84% Undergraduates 6,525 Est. Median SAT 1,533 Acceptance Rate 5.2 %
16	Dakota Wesleyan University	16200	65300	0.7517	771	1085	0.7338	#16 #16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD Typical Net Price $16,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $65,300 % Savings 75% Undergraduates 771 Est. Median SAT 1,085 Acceptance Rate 73.4 %
17	New Jersey Institute of Technology	16800	31500	0.4667	9,827	1329	0.6737	#17 #17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Typical Net Price $16,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $31,500 % Savings 47% Undergraduates 9,827 Est. Median SAT 1,329 Acceptance Rate 67.4 %
18	The University of Texas at Austin	18000	28100	0.359	44,314	1356	0.2222	#18 #18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Typical Net Price $18,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,100 % Savings 36% Undergraduates 44,314 Est. Median SAT 1,356 Acceptance Rate 22.2 %
19	San Jose State University	18200	41100	0.5567	29,890	1135	0.8039	#19 #19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings San Jose State University San Jose, CA Typical Net Price $18,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $41,100 % Savings 56% Undergraduates 29,890 Est. Median SAT 1,135 Acceptance Rate 80.4 %
20	Central Washington University	18400	22700	0.1892	10,033	1060	0.9061	#20 #20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA Typical Net Price $18,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $22,700 % Savings 19% Undergraduates 10,033 Est. Median SAT 1,060 Acceptance Rate 90.6 %
21	Columbia College	18600	60700	0.6931	1,566	950	0.966	#21 #21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Columbia College Columbia, SC Typical Net Price $18,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $60,700 % Savings 69% Undergraduates 1,566 Est. Median SAT 950 Acceptance Rate 96.6 %
22	Life Pacific University	19100	60100	0.6821	460	1020	0.958	#22 #22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Life Pacific University San Dimas, CA Typical Net Price $19,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $60,100 % Savings 68% Undergraduates 460 Est. Median SAT 1,020 Acceptance Rate 95.8 %
23	Rowan University	20300	41300	0.5088	17,157	1204	0.7654	#23 #23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Rowan University Glassboro, NJ Typical Net Price $20,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $41,300 % Savings 51% Undergraduates 17,157 Est. Median SAT 1,204 Acceptance Rate 76.5 %
24	East Texas Baptist University	20900	68900	0.6967	1,663	1059	0.7306	#24 #24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX Typical Net Price $20,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $68,900 % Savings 70% Undergraduates 1,663 Est. Median SAT 1,059 Acceptance Rate 73.1 %
25	University of Houston-Clear Lake	21400	41600	0.4856	6,029	1075	0.9173	#25 #25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX Typical Net Price $21,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $41,600 % Savings 49% Undergraduates 6,029 Est. Median SAT 1,075 Acceptance Rate 91.7 %
26	University of Kansas	21900	37600	0.4193	22,544	1176	0.9258	#26 #26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Typical Net Price $21,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $37,600 % Savings 42% Undergraduates 22,544 Est. Median SAT 1,176 Acceptance Rate 92.6 %
27	Concordia University-Nebraska	22700	85400	0.7343	3,007	1135	0.8572	#27 #27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE Typical Net Price $22,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $85,400 % Savings 73% Undergraduates 3,007 Est. Median SAT 1,135 Acceptance Rate 85.7 %
28	Point Park University	23300	54300	0.5707	2,498	1144	0.984	#28 #28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA Typical Net Price $23,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $54,300 % Savings 57% Undergraduates 2,498 Est. Median SAT 1,144 Acceptance Rate 98.4 %
29	The University of Tennessee Southern	23500	28100	0.1631	1,012	1075	0.8671	#29 #29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski, TN Typical Net Price $23,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,100 % Savings 16% Undergraduates 1,012 Est. Median SAT 1,075 Acceptance Rate 86.7 %
30	Northern Arizona University	23900	47000	0.4928	22,203	1129	0.8961	#30 #30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ Typical Net Price $23,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $47,000 % Savings 49% Undergraduates 22,203 Est. Median SAT 1,129 Acceptance Rate 89.6 %
31	Walsh University	24200	46400	0.4787	1,523	1159	0.7074	#31 #31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Walsh University North Canton, OH Typical Net Price $24,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $46,400 % Savings 48% Undergraduates 1,523 Est. Median SAT 1,159 Acceptance Rate 70.7 %
32	George Fox University	26400	92800	0.7157	3,530	1168	0.9282	#32 #32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings George Fox University Newberg, OR Typical Net Price $26,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $92,800 % Savings 72% Undergraduates 3,530 Est. Median SAT 1,168 Acceptance Rate 92.8 %
33	Wayland Baptist University	26700	36500	0.2683	1,894	1045	0.5477	#33 #33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX Typical Net Price $26,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,500 % Savings 27% Undergraduates 1,894 Est. Median SAT 1,045 Acceptance Rate 54.8 %
34	Concordia University-Irvine	27500	94100	0.7078	1,554	1172	0.6599	#34 #34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA Typical Net Price $27,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $94,100 % Savings 71% Undergraduates 1,554 Est. Median SAT 1,172 Acceptance Rate 66.0 %
35	Mount Aloysius College	28200	51100	0.448	3,135	1045	0.936	#35 #35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA Typical Net Price $28,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $51,100 % Savings 45% Undergraduates 3,135 Est. Median SAT 1,045 Acceptance Rate 93.6 %
36	Houston Christian University	29600	60500	0.511	3,277	1099	0.8645	#36 #36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Houston Christian University Houston, TX Typical Net Price $29,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $60,500 % Savings 51% Undergraduates 3,277 Est. Median SAT 1,099 Acceptance Rate 86.5 %
37	University of Iowa	29800	32100	0.0712	23,407	1203	0.799	#37 #37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Typical Net Price $29,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,100 % Savings 7% Undergraduates 23,407 Est. Median SAT 1,203 Acceptance Rate 79.9 %
38	Missouri Baptist University	31500	53800	0.4141	5,253	910	0.7062	#38 #38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO Typical Net Price $31,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $53,800 % Savings 41% Undergraduates 5,253 Est. Median SAT 910 Acceptance Rate 70.6 %
39	Chaminade University of Honolulu	31900	78800	0.5952	1,732	1108	0.9117	#39 #39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI Typical Net Price $31,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $78,800 % Savings 60% Undergraduates 1,732 Est. Median SAT 1,108 Acceptance Rate 91.2 %
40	Elizabethtown College	33600	57500	0.4154	1,935	1214	0.8892	#40 #40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA Typical Net Price $33,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $57,500 % Savings 42% Undergraduates 1,935 Est. Median SAT 1,214 Acceptance Rate 88.9 %
41	California Baptist University	34500	69800	0.5055	8,707	1024	0.8139	#41 #41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings California Baptist University Riverside, CA Typical Net Price $34,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $69,800 % Savings 51% Undergraduates 8,707 Est. Median SAT 1,024 Acceptance Rate 81.4 %
42	Trevecca Nazarene University	34600	50900	0.3201	1,961	1099	0.7512	#42 #42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN Typical Net Price $34,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $50,900 % Savings 32% Undergraduates 1,961 Est. Median SAT 1,099 Acceptance Rate 75.1 %
43	Andrews University	37200	76700	0.5148	1,384	1143	0.8185	#43 #43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI Typical Net Price $37,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $76,700 % Savings 51% Undergraduates 1,384 Est. Median SAT 1,143 Acceptance Rate 81.9 %
44	Saint Francis University	39900	67300	0.407	2,567	1150	0.7682	#44 #44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Saint Francis University Loretto, PA Typical Net Price $39,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $67,300 % Savings 41% Undergraduates 2,567 Est. Median SAT 1,150 Acceptance Rate 76.8 %
45	Rochester Christian University	43100	45400	0.0503	1,162	970	0.9764	#45 #45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Rochester Christian University Rochester Hills, MI Typical Net Price $43,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $45,400 % Savings 5% Undergraduates 1,162 Est. Median SAT 970 Acceptance Rate 97.6 %
46	Wagner College	46900	73400	0.3611	1,666	1240	0.88	#46 #46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Wagner College Staten Island, NY Typical Net Price $46,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $73,400 % Savings 36% Undergraduates 1,666 Est. Median SAT 1,240 Acceptance Rate 88.0 %
47	Mount St. Joseph University	53900	54300	0.0074	1,268	1105	0.9128	#47 #47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH Typical Net Price $53,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $54,300 % Savings 1% Undergraduates 1,268 Est. Median SAT 1,105 Acceptance Rate 91.3 %
48	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	60600	65600	0.0762	344	1125	0.8984	#48 #48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO Typical Net Price $60,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $65,600 % Savings 8% Undergraduates 344 Est. Median SAT 1,125 Acceptance Rate 89.8 %
49	University of California-Santa Cruz	82900	82900	0	18,194	1281	0.7273	#49 #49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Typical Net Price $82,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $82,900 % Savings -- Undergraduates 18,194 Est. Median SAT 1,281 Acceptance Rate 72.7 %