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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - State of Illinois

Most Affordable Botany/Plant Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Other Colleges 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
Illinois
Rank Institution Typical Net Price Sticker Price % Savings Undergraduates Est. Median SAT Acceptance Rate Save
1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 4900 40700 0.8787 35,358 1448 0.1642
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Sticker Price

$40,700

% Savings

88%

Undergraduates

35,358

Est. Median SAT

1,448

Acceptance Rate

16.4 %

2 Utah State University 9700 26700 0.6361 26,629 1168 0.9212
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Sticker Price

$26,700

% Savings

64%

Undergraduates

26,629

Est. Median SAT

1,168

Acceptance Rate

92.1 %

3 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 12200 24900 0.5092 5,677 985 0.9301
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA

Sticker Price

$24,900

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

5,677

Est. Median SAT

985

Acceptance Rate

93.0 %

4 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 12500 28100 0.5551 8,421 1054 0.9444
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Sticker Price

$28,100

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

8,421

Est. Median SAT

1,054

Acceptance Rate

94.4 %

5 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 13600 34600 0.6076 8,945 1099 0.975
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

Sticker Price

$34,600

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

8,945

Est. Median SAT

1,099

Acceptance Rate

97.5 %

6 University of Wisconsin-Madison 13700 57800 0.7626 39,193 1418 0.4081
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Sticker Price

$57,800

% Savings

76%

Undergraduates

39,193

Est. Median SAT

1,418

Acceptance Rate

40.8 %

7 Northern Illinois University 14300 28800 0.5048 12,118 1070 0.7164
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

Sticker Price

$28,800

% Savings

50%

Undergraduates

12,118

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

71.6 %

8 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 14700 26500 0.4463 23,003 1164 0.7367
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Sticker Price

$26,500

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

23,003

Est. Median SAT

1,164

Acceptance Rate

73.7 %

9 Connecticut College 19500 95300 0.795 1,953 1284 0.3923
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Connecticut College
New London, CT

Sticker Price

$95,300

% Savings

80%

Undergraduates

1,953

Est. Median SAT

1,284

Acceptance Rate

39.2 %

10 University of Hawaii at Manoa 20100 32300 0.3775 15,735 1069 0.8797
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Sticker Price

$32,300

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

15,735

Est. Median SAT

1,069

Acceptance Rate

88.0 %

11 Ohio University-Main Campus 20600 23200 0.1121 20,786 1225 0.8689
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH

Sticker Price

$23,200

% Savings

11%

Undergraduates

20,786

Est. Median SAT

1,225

Acceptance Rate

86.9 %

12 Western New Mexico University 23000 32000 0.2811 2,409 0 1
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

Sticker Price

$32,000

% Savings

28%

Undergraduates

2,409

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

13 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 25200 31100 0.1898 19,787 1197 0.8807
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$31,100

% Savings

19%

Undergraduates

19,787

Est. Median SAT

1,197

Acceptance Rate

88.1 %

14 Weber State University 28200 33900 0.168 31,672 1075 1
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Sticker Price

$33,900

% Savings

17%

Undergraduates

31,672

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

15 Kent State University at Kent 31400 37500 0.1626 21,144 1104 0.7603
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Sticker Price

$37,500

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

21,144

Est. Median SAT

1,104

Acceptance Rate

76.0 %

16 North Carolina State University 32900 54800 0.3997 29,340 1374 0.3954
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Sticker Price

$54,800

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

29,340

Est. Median SAT

1,374

Acceptance Rate

39.5 %

17 University of Vermont 34600 66300 0.4784 12,159 1372 0.7304
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Sticker Price

$66,300

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

12,159

Est. Median SAT

1,372

Acceptance Rate

73.0 %

18 University of Maine 39500 45200 0.1262 9,182 1195 0.9562
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Sticker Price

$45,200

% Savings

13%

Undergraduates

9,182

Est. Median SAT

1,195

Acceptance Rate

95.6 %

19 University of Wyoming 40200 45300 0.1125 8,138 1163 0.9695
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Sticker Price

$45,300

% Savings

11%

Undergraduates

8,138

Est. Median SAT

1,163

Acceptance Rate

97.0 %

20 University of Florida 43300 45700 0.0526 37,283 1406 0.2033
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Sticker Price

$45,700

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

37,283

Est. Median SAT

1,406

Acceptance Rate

20.3 %

21 Oregon State University 44900 61900 0.2743 31,253 1272 0.773
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Sticker Price

$61,900

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

31,253

Est. Median SAT

1,272

Acceptance Rate

77.3 %

22 Purdue University-Main Campus 48600 51200 0.0506 43,633 1342 0.4343
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Sticker Price

$51,200

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

43,633

Est. Median SAT

1,342

Acceptance Rate

43.4 %

23 Michigan State University 49200 56200 0.1245 41,415 1212 0.8324
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Sticker Price

$56,200

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

41,415

Est. Median SAT

1,212

Acceptance Rate

83.2 %

23 University of California-Riverside 49200 66000 0.2547 24,034 1199 0.8609
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$66,000

% Savings

25%

Undergraduates

24,034

Est. Median SAT

1,199

Acceptance Rate

86.1 %

25 University of Georgia 49900 51600 0.0329 32,824 1348 0.3425
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Sticker Price

$51,600

% Savings

3%

Undergraduates

32,824

Est. Median SAT

1,348

Acceptance Rate

34.3 %

26 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 50700 58800 0.1378 25,054 1225 0.7762
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$58,800

% Savings

14%

Undergraduates

25,054

Est. Median SAT

1,225

Acceptance Rate

77.6 %

27 University of Minnesota Twin Cities 53300 61000 0.1261 42,565 1339 0.7887
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Sticker Price

$61,000

% Savings

13%

Undergraduates

42,565

Est. Median SAT

1,339

Acceptance Rate

78.9 %

28 Miami University-Oxford 57400 57400 0 16,405 1284 0.74
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH

Sticker Price

$57,400

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

16,405

Est. Median SAT

1,284

Acceptance Rate

74.0 %

29 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 58100 63200 0.0806 40,996 1399 0.4175
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Sticker Price

$63,200

% Savings

8%

Undergraduates

40,996

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

41.8 %

30 University of California-Davis 68600 69800 0.0172 31,695 1290 0.4435
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Davis
Davis, CA

Sticker Price

$69,800

% Savings

2%

Undergraduates

31,695

Est. Median SAT

1,290

Acceptance Rate

44.4 %

31 University of California-Berkeley 70800 76100 0.0697 33,513 1407 0.1145
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Sticker Price

$76,100

% Savings

7%

Undergraduates

33,513

Est. Median SAT

1,407

Acceptance Rate

11.5 %

School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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