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 | Rhode Island College | 9100 | 63300 | 0.8562 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 2 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 10200 | 41300 | 0.7533 | 8,945 | 1099 | 0.975 | |
| 3 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 11100 | 28100 | 0.6048 | 8,421 | 1045 | 0.9444 | |
| 4 | Lewis University | 13100 | 57700 | 0.7727 | 4,914 | 1099 | 0.6916 | |
| 5 | Northern Illinois University | 13300 | 32200 | 0.5857 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 6 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 42400 | 0.6669 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 7 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20300 | 39800 | 0.4894 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 8 | Washburn University | 20400 | 34400 | 0.4075 | 5,427 | 1095 | 1 | |
| 9 | Mount Aloysius College | 21400 | 51100 | 0.581 | 3,135 | 1045 | 0.936 | |
| 10 | Grand Valley State University | 21900 | 36600 | 0.4014 | 19,154 | 1084 | 0.9271 | |
| 11 | Newman University | 22700 | 55800 | 0.5935 | 2,529 | 1069 | 0.7398 | |
| 12 | Marian University | 24100 | 51400 | 0.5316 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 13 | Fort Hays State University | 24700 | 28500 | 0.1331 | 10,172 | 1075 | 0.9026 | |
| 13 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5653 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 15 | University of Southern Indiana | 24800 | 40000 | 0.3806 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 16 | St Catherine University | 25100 | 71900 | 0.6511 | 2,602 | 1140 | 0.9047 | |
| 17 | The University of Findlay | 25500 | 50600 | 0.4956 | 4,132 | 1124 | 0.6748 | |
| 18 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 26400 | 36400 | 0.2751 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 19 | Weber State University | 27300 | 31600 | 0.1362 | 31,672 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Roosevelt University | 28500 | 47600 | 0.4028 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 21 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30500 | 78300 | 0.6106 | 14,267 | 1381 | 0.6693 | |
| 22 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 30700 | 101400 | 0.6971 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 23 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 30800 | 33200 | 0.0722 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 24 | Siena Heights University | 30900 | 46300 | 0.3328 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 25 | Nova Southeastern University | 31900 | 56100 | 0.4313 | 7,057 | 1165 | 0.7557 | |
| 26 | Misericordia University | 33300 | 67700 | 0.5084 | 1,721 | 1145 | 0.8871 | |
| 27 | Regis College | 33800 | 74300 | 0.5455 | 987 | 965 | 0.6979 | |
| 28 | Lewis-Clark State College | 34300 | 39700 | 0.1359 | 4,015 | 980 | 0.9964 | |
| 29 | Widener University | 38000 | 79400 | 0.5216 | 2,975 | 1184 | 0.7093 | |
| 30 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41100 | 58700 | 0.3 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 31 | Seattle University | 42000 | 85300 | 0.5075 | 4,370 | 1305 | 0.7313 | |
| 32 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 45300 | 104000 | 0.5645 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 33 | Quinnipiac University | 51200 | 79700 | 0.3578 | 6,610 | 1245 | 0.7031 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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