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 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | Washington University in St Louis | 9400 | 96200 | 0.9024 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 3 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10400 | 20700 | 0.4966 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 4 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12600 | 54500 | 0.7688 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 4 | University of Central Florida | 12600 | 25300 | 0.5014 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 6 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12700 | 32200 | 0.6052 | 755 | 895 | 1 | |
| 6 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 12700 | 34600 | 0.6336 | 8,975 | 1065 | 0.9721 | |
| 8 | University of California-Riverside | 13000 | 36500 | 0.6434 | 22,599 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
| 9 | Northern Illinois University | 13200 | 29000 | 0.5437 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14300 | 28100 | 0.4911 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 11 | Clayton State University | 15000 | 21700 | 0.3083 | 5,301 | 975 | 0.7056 | |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 15200 | 37900 | 0.5985 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 13 | Florida State University | 15600 | 22900 | 0.3184 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 14 | New Mexico Highlands University | 15900 | 31500 | 0.4949 | 1,710 | 945 | 0.9481 | |
| 15 | Oakland University | 16000 | 28200 | 0.4329 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 16 | University of South Alabama | 16200 | 22400 | 0.2773 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 17 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16300 | 23200 | 0.2974 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 18 | Keene State College | 16400 | 51200 | 0.68 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 19 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7045 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 19 | Jacksonville State University | 16500 | 27000 | 0.3896 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 19 | SUNY at Fredonia | 16500 | 27800 | 0.407 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 19 | Wayne State University | 16500 | 46200 | 0.643 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 23 | California State University-Sacramento | 16700 | 27600 | 0.3952 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 23 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 16700 | 39000 | 0.5708 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 25 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 16900 | 33600 | 0.4966 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 26 | Husson University | 17200 | 48100 | 0.6418 | 2,762 | 1060 | 0.8095 | |
| 27 | Weber State University | 17300 | 41300 | 0.5806 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 28 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 29 | University of Rhode Island | 17900 | 46400 | 0.6137 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 30 | Pacific Union College | 18400 | 52800 | 0.651 | 910 | 1070 | 0.4248 | |
| 31 | Lee University | 18500 | 37400 | 0.5057 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 32 | Northern Michigan University | 18700 | 33100 | 0.4351 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 33 | Rutgers University-Newark | 18800 | 38000 | 0.505 | 7,417 | 1214 | 0.7873 | |
| 34 | University of Mississippi | 18900 | 45000 | 0.5806 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 35 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 19000 | 67900 | 0.7197 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 36 | University of West Georgia | 19100 | 48000 | 0.6024 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 37 | Lindenwood University | 19200 | 35800 | 0.464 | 4,663 | 1170 | 0.5684 | |
| 38 | La Sierra University | 19400 | 70200 | 0.7235 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 39 | Nelson University | 19900 | 53900 | 0.6313 | 1,413 | 1020 | 0.8423 | |
| 40 | University of Southern California | 20000 | 75800 | 0.7365 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 41 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 20200 | 31400 | 0.3567 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 42 | State University of New York at Oswego | 20300 | 40200 | 0.4952 | 5,517 | 1164 | 0.8057 | |
| 43 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20900 | 72100 | 0.7099 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 44 | SUNY at Purchase College | 21200 | 28000 | 0.2424 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 45 | Montana State University | 21600 | 27100 | 0.2027 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 46 | Augsburg University | 21700 | 56400 | 0.6157 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 46 | Southern Oregon University | 21700 | 62000 | 0.6502 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 48 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 38500 | 0.4131 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 49 | St Bonaventure University | 22800 | 61200 | 0.6274 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 50 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23400 | 35000 | 0.3315 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 50 | Bob Jones University | 23400 | 41500 | 0.4355 | 2,477 | 1149 | 0.8729 | |
| 52 | Columbia College Chicago | 23500 | 63200 | 0.6285 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 53 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 54 | New York University | 23800 | 91800 | 0.7405 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 55 | Oral Roberts University | 23900 | 77400 | 0.6915 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 56 | Point Park University | 24000 | 57000 | 0.5793 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 57 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 58 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 25300 | 69500 | 0.6363 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 59 | Binghamton University | 25700 | 32700 | 0.2159 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 59 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 25700 | 26900 | 0.0446 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 61 | Walla Walla University | 25800 | 51700 | 0.5021 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 62 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 25900 | 59900 | 0.5675 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 62 | Missouri Western State University | 25900 | 39300 | 0.3411 | 3,494 | 1015 | 0.9996 | |
| 64 | Lipscomb University | 26100 | 57800 | 0.5484 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 65 | Calvin University | 26200 | 53000 | 0.5053 | 3,356 | 1256 | 0.7091 | |
| 65 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26200 | 28300 | 0.0725 | 3,413 | 1095 | 0.5295 | |
| 67 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 26300 | 79400 | 0.6689 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 68 | Oklahoma City University | 26500 | 62200 | 0.5738 | 1,514 | 1174 | 0.7702 | |
| 69 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 27100 | 41500 | 0.3468 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 70 | Cleveland State University | 27300 | 37300 | 0.2682 | 9,418 | 1105 | 0.913 | |
| 71 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27600 | 76000 | 0.6371 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 72 | George Fox University | 27700 | 76800 | 0.6393 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 72 | Marquette University | 27700 | 66200 | 0.5813 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 74 | Long Island University | 27800 | 59800 | 0.5356 | 11,753 | 1252 | 0.8977 | |
| 74 | Syracuse University | 27800 | 83100 | 0.6654 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 76 | California Lutheran University | 28100 | 70000 | 0.5988 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 77 | John Brown University | 28300 | 48300 | 0.4148 | 1,882 | 1220 | 0.6764 | |
| 78 | Messiah University | 28400 | 54200 | 0.4762 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 79 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2832 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 80 | Huntington University | 29500 | 44300 | 0.3342 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 80 | Montclair State University | 29500 | 36300 | 0.1874 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 82 | William Penn University | 29700 | 48000 | 0.3821 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 83 | Southeastern University | 29800 | 60500 | 0.5072 | 10,351 | 1110 | 0.6165 | |
| 84 | Southern Adventist University | 29900 | 46900 | 0.3615 | 2,827 | 1112 | 0.6661 | |
| 84 | Southern Methodist University | 29900 | 83200 | 0.641 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 84 | York College of Pennsylvania | 29900 | 45800 | 0.3474 | 3,308 | 1140 | 0.942 | |
| 87 | Belmont University | 30300 | 67800 | 0.5527 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 88 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66600 | 0.5357 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 88 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30900 | 78100 | 0.6043 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 90 | Taylor University | 31200 | 59100 | 0.4716 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 91 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 31900 | 86800 | 0.6328 | 893 | 1124 | 0.7174 | |
| 91 | Liberty University | 31900 | 44300 | 0.2799 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 93 | DePaul University | 32000 | 67100 | 0.5231 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 93 | Rider University | 32000 | 60600 | 0.472 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 93 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 32000 | 39200 | 0.1838 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 96 | Ithaca College | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5557 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 97 | Vermont State University | 32300 | 38700 | 0.1653 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 98 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 99 | College for Creative Studies | 32800 | 89100 | 0.6322 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 99 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 32800 | 41200 | 0.2037 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 101 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 33800 | 84100 | 0.5979 | 18,452 | 930 | 0.9697 | |
| 102 | Pace University | 34600 | 74800 | 0.5373 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 103 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70300 | 0.5063 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 103 | Hofstra University | 34700 | 77000 | 0.5492 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 105 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 106 | State University of New York at Cortland | 35800 | 39900 | 0.1029 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 107 | Anderson University | 35900 | 46900 | 0.2354 | 1,095 | 1055 | 0.5332 | |
| 108 | University of Central Arkansas | 36300 | 38400 | 0.0534 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 109 | Crown College | 36600 | 53200 | 0.3112 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 109 | Western Kentucky University | 36600 | 42300 | 0.1348 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 111 | California Institute of the Arts | 37100 | 84600 | 0.5616 | 918 | 0 | 0.2595 | |
| 112 | Cornish College of the Arts | 37500 | 80700 | 0.5352 | 502 | 0 | 0.7046 | |
| 112 | Xavier University | 37500 | 67500 | 0.4445 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 114 | Pacific University | 39100 | 74900 | 0.4785 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 115 | The University of Montana | 39900 | 45900 | 0.1308 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 116 | Temple University | 40700 | 55300 | 0.2642 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 117 | Quinnipiac University | 41300 | 79200 | 0.4784 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 118 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 41900 | 42900 | 0.0233 | 902 | 1245 | 0.3308 | |
| 119 | Marymount Manhattan College | 42200 | 69900 | 0.3963 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 120 | California College of the Arts | 42500 | 87600 | 0.5147 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 121 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4669 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 122 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 44700 | 66500 | 0.328 | 714 | 1140 | 0.4836 | |
| 123 | Biola University | 45200 | 71200 | 0.3653 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
| 124 | High Point University | 45800 | 72900 | 0.3717 | 5,006 | 1237 | 0.7683 | |
| 125 | Middle Tennessee State University | 46000 | 46000 | 0 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 126 | Wagner College | 47100 | 73400 | 0.3579 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 127 | Drexel University | 48900 | 83800 | 0.4164 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 128 | Woodbury University | 50700 | 69500 | 0.2704 | 825 | 1087 | 0.7287 | |
| 129 | Chapman University | 51400 | 94000 | 0.4534 | 7,713 | 1357 | 0.6543 | |
| 130 | Lynn University | 51600 | 66000 | 0.2181 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 131 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 51700 | 91600 | 0.4358 | 1,689 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 132 | George Mason University | 53700 | 61000 | 0.1197 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 133 | Emerson College | 54600 | 82600 | 0.339 | 4,171 | 1359 | 0.4749 | |
| 134 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 57300 | 66500 | 0.1384 | 14,657 | 1183 | 0.8368 | |
| 135 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57400 | 83800 | 0.3151 | 3,967 | 1266 | 0.7325 | |
| 136 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1174 | 0.7729 | |
| 137 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60900 | 63000 | 0.0326 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 138 | Loyola Marymount University | 74900 | 95600 | 0.2166 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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