Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - State of Illinois

Most Affordable Botany/Plant Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Other Colleges 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	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	12200	24900	0.5092	5,661	1085	0.982	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA Typical Net Price $12,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $24,900 % Savings 51% Undergraduates 5,661 Est. Median SAT 1,085 Acceptance Rate 98.2 %
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	0.485	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	50700	0.7294	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 $50,700 % Savings 73% 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	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	14600	26500	0.4478	22,364	1159	0.7504	#6 #6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK Typical Net Price $14,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $26,500 % Savings 45% Undergraduates 22,364 Est. Median SAT 1,159 Acceptance Rate 75.0 %
7	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	15600	31000	0.4964	8,553	1045	0.8688	#7 #7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL Typical Net Price $15,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $31,000 % Savings 50% Undergraduates 8,553 Est. Median SAT 1,045 Acceptance Rate 86.9 %
8	University of California-Riverside	15900	36500	0.564	22,600	1199	0.7639	#8 #8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA Typical Net Price $15,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,500 % Savings 56% Undergraduates 22,600 Est. Median SAT 1,199 Acceptance Rate 76.4 %
9	University of Florida	16400	22500	0.271	36,573	1399	0.242	#9 #9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Florida Gainesville, FL Typical Net Price $16,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $22,500 % Savings 27% Undergraduates 36,573 Est. Median SAT 1,399 Acceptance Rate 24.2 %
10	North Carolina State University	16500	28500	0.4204	28,422	1378	0.4174	#10 #10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Typical Net Price $16,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,500 % Savings 42% Undergraduates 28,422 Est. Median SAT 1,378 Acceptance Rate 41.7 %
11	Connecticut College	16700	95300	0.8244	1,990	1421	0.3704	#11 #11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Connecticut College New London, CT Typical Net Price $16,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $95,300 % Savings 82% Undergraduates 1,990 Est. Median SAT 1,421 Acceptance Rate 37.0 %
12	University of California-Berkeley	18300	43500	0.5798	33,070	1407	0.1098	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Typical Net Price $18,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $43,500 % Savings 58% Undergraduates 33,070 Est. Median SAT 1,407 Acceptance Rate 11.0 %
12	University of Vermont	18300	37800	0.5164	12,276	1379	0.653	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Vermont Burlington, VT Typical Net Price $18,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $37,800 % Savings 52% Undergraduates 12,276 Est. Median SAT 1,379 Acceptance Rate 65.3 %
14	University of Hawaii at Manoa	20100	32300	0.3775	15,375	1103	0.866	#14 #14 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 %
15	Ohio University-Main Campus	20500	23200	0.1164	20,444	1209	0.8499	#15 #15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH Typical Net Price $20,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $23,200 % Savings 12% Undergraduates 20,444 Est. Median SAT 1,209 Acceptance Rate 85.0 %
16	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	27800	31100	0.1046	19,701	1214	0.8749	#16 #16 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 10% Undergraduates 19,701 Est. Median SAT 1,214 Acceptance Rate 87.5 %
17	Weber State University	28300	33900	0.1651	31,672	0	0	#17 #17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Weber State University Ogden, UT Typical Net Price $28,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $33,900 % Savings 17% Undergraduates 31,672 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
18	Kent State University at Kent	30000	37500	0.2	20,841	1105	0.8634	#18 #18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Typical Net Price $30,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $37,500 % Savings 20% Undergraduates 20,841 Est. Median SAT 1,105 Acceptance Rate 86.3 %
19	Ohio Wesleyan University	31700	75700	0.5809	1,525	1281	0.556	#19 #19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH Typical Net Price $31,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $75,700 % Savings 58% Undergraduates 1,525 Est. Median SAT 1,281 Acceptance Rate 55.6 %
20	University of Maine	39900	45200	0.1173	9,601	1205	0.9664	#20 #20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Maine Orono, ME Typical Net Price $39,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $45,200 % Savings 12% Undergraduates 9,601 Est. Median SAT 1,205 Acceptance Rate 96.6 %
21	University of Wyoming	40100	45300	0.1137	8,130	1179	0.9688	#21 #21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Wyoming Laramie, WY Typical Net Price $40,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $45,300 % Savings 11% Undergraduates 8,130 Est. Median SAT 1,179 Acceptance Rate 96.9 %
22	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	43900	57100	0.2305	23,329	1239	0.766	#22 #22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK Typical Net Price $43,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $57,100 % Savings 23% Undergraduates 23,329 Est. Median SAT 1,239 Acceptance Rate 76.6 %
23	Oregon State University	44900	61900	0.2746	31,253	1272	0.773	#23 #23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Typical Net Price $44,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $61,900 % Savings 27% Undergraduates 31,253 Est. Median SAT 1,272 Acceptance Rate 77.3 %
24	Michigan State University	47200	56200	0.1601	41,234	1279	0.848	#24 #24 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 %
25	Purdue University-Main Campus	48600	51200	0.0517	44,819	1327	0.4987	#25 #25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Typical Net Price $48,600 • 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 %
26	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	50900	84700	0.3991	34,454	1435	0.1564	#26 #26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Typical Net Price $50,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $84,700 % Savings 40% Undergraduates 34,454 Est. Median SAT 1,435 Acceptance Rate 15.6 %
27	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	53300	61000	0.127	41,303	1338	0.7975	#27 #27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Typical Net Price $53,300 • 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 %
28	Miami University-Oxford	57400	57400	0	16,816	1299	0.754	#28 #28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH Typical Net Price $57,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $57,400 % Savings -- Undergraduates 16,816 Est. Median SAT 1,299 Acceptance Rate 75.4 %
29	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	61000	63200	0.0348	40,684	1331	0.3915	#29 #29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Typical Net Price $61,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $63,200 % Savings 3% Undergraduates 40,684 Est. Median SAT 1,331 Acceptance Rate 39.2 %
30	University of California-Davis	69800	69800	0	32,273	1290	0.4183	#30 #30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Davis Davis, CA Typical Net Price $69,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $69,800 % Savings -- Undergraduates 32,273 Est. Median SAT 1,290 Acceptance Rate 41.8 %