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 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | 5700 | 53000 | 0.8921 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Wellesley College | 7000 | 90900 | 0.9233 | 2,407 | 1500 | 0.1405 | |
| 3 | Amherst College | 7200 | 95600 | 0.9246 | 1,914 | 1514 | 0.0901 | |
| 4 | Pitzer College | 7600 | 90700 | 0.9161 | 1,242 | 1279 | 0.2516 | |
| 4 | Washington and Lee University | 7600 | 87100 | 0.9129 | 1,886 | 1488 | 0.1397 | |
| 6 | Trinity College | 8100 | 91500 | 0.9115 | 2,237 | 1393 | 0.3352 | |
| 7 | Pomona College | 8600 | 88500 | 0.9028 | 1,766 | 1520 | 0.0709 | |
| 8 | Hamilton College | 8700 | 88400 | 0.9017 | 2,037 | 1499 | 0.1362 | |
| 9 | Haverford College | 9100 | 97300 | 0.9065 | 1,431 | 1499 | 0.1237 | |
| 10 | Grinnell College | 9400 | 91400 | 0.8973 | 1,788 | 1462 | 0.1451 | |
| 10 | Smith College | 9400 | 92700 | 0.8982 | 2,549 | 1469 | 0.21 | |
| 10 | St Olaf College | 9400 | 75600 | 0.8754 | 3,124 | 1378 | 0.4832 | |
| 13 | Vassar College | 9600 | 91500 | 0.8949 | 2,462 | 1499 | 0.1857 | |
| 14 | Davidson College | 9800 | 89900 | 0.891 | 1,869 | 1454 | 0.1337 | |
| 15 | Colgate University | 10000 | 91600 | 0.8904 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 16 | Bates College | 10200 | 91800 | 0.8887 | 1,760 | 1438 | 0.1332 | |
| 16 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 10200 | 94100 | 0.8919 | 9,157 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 18 | Swarthmore College | 10300 | 88900 | 0.8842 | 1,623 | 1520 | 0.0746 | |
| 19 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 11300 | 34400 | 0.6706 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 20 | University of Pennsylvania | 11500 | 93000 | 0.8765 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 21 | Northeastern State University | 11900 | 22900 | 0.4802 | 5,085 | 1035 | 0.9935 | |
| 22 | Lafayette College | 12000 | 85800 | 0.8606 | 2,775 | 1427 | 0.3145 | |
| 23 | Middlebury College | 12400 | 89800 | 0.8618 | 2,760 | 1499 | 0.1075 | |
| 23 | Northern Illinois University | 12400 | 29000 | 0.5718 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 25 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 26 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13300 | 13300 | 0 | 18,428 | 1090 | 0.9529 | |
| 27 | Duke University | 13500 | 93500 | 0.8559 | 6,523 | 1539 | 0.0571 | |
| 28 | University of North Florida | 13900 | 22400 | 0.3799 | 13,735 | 1150 | 0.5324 | |
| 29 | Bowdoin College | 14000 | 89900 | 0.8445 | 1,881 | 1505 | 0.0713 | |
| 30 | Kansas State University | 14200 | 26100 | 0.4563 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 31 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | 14400 | 41100 | 0.6502 | 8,975 | 1045 | 0.9721 | |
| 32 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 14600 | 22700 | 0.3563 | 4,214 | 1090 | 0.8949 | |
| 33 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71300 | 0.792 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 34 | Albion College | 15600 | 72600 | 0.785 | 1,308 | 1065 | 0.807 | |
| 35 | New York University | 15800 | 91800 | 0.8277 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 35 | Trinity University | 15800 | 64800 | 0.7563 | 2,518 | 1402 | 0.2592 | |
| 37 | University of California-Riverside | 15900 | 36500 | 0.564 | 22,599 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
| 38 | Carleton College | 16000 | 74000 | 0.784 | 2,128 | 1492 | 0.2041 | |
| 39 | Northeastern University | 16100 | 89900 | 0.8213 | 22,695 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 40 | Denison University | 17200 | 69300 | 0.7512 | 2,406 | 1383 | 0.1693 | |
| 41 | Barnard College | 17600 | 93200 | 0.8112 | 3,269 | 1490 | 0.0796 | |
| 42 | Macalester College | 17900 | 88200 | 0.7974 | 2,144 | 1417 | 0.2852 | |
| 43 | Union College | 18300 | 91000 | 0.799 | 2,065 | 1393 | 0.4392 | |
| 44 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18800 | 30900 | 0.3927 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 45 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 71100 | 0.726 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 46 | Lee University | 19900 | 37100 | 0.4631 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 47 | Niagara University | 20800 | 57400 | 0.6374 | 2,692 | 970 | 0.3972 | |
| 48 | Luther College | 21500 | 71900 | 0.7011 | 1,384 | 1226 | 0.8402 | |
| 49 | Whitman College | 21600 | 85500 | 0.7476 | 1,561 | 1399 | 0.3815 | |
| 50 | Cottey College | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4159 | 261 | 1090 | 0.7023 | |
| 51 | Canisius University | 22000 | 53200 | 0.5861 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 52 | Sterling College | 22300 | 53600 | 0.5838 | 670 | 1090 | 0.8916 | |
| 53 | Murray State University | 23000 | 27600 | 0.166 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 54 | University of Central Missouri | 23300 | 34300 | 0.3206 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 55 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 23900 | 71600 | 0.6664 | 3,135 | 1299 | 0.5493 | |
| 56 | University of Rochester | 24100 | 93100 | 0.7414 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 57 | Wilson College | 24300 | 43300 | 0.4385 | 1,180 | 1040 | 0.9532 | |
| 58 | Scripps College | 25100 | 94800 | 0.735 | 1,117 | 1472 | 0.3829 | |
| 59 | Occidental College | 25200 | 87900 | 0.7132 | 1,881 | 1447 | 0.4417 | |
| 60 | University of Kansas | 25600 | 37600 | 0.3207 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 61 | Lake Forest College | 25700 | 76700 | 0.6646 | 1,814 | 1323 | 0.5681 | |
| 62 | Westminster University | 26100 | 59500 | 0.561 | 842 | 1233 | 0.6657 | |
| 63 | Earlham College | 26500 | 75800 | 0.6509 | 696 | 1233 | 0.7311 | |
| 64 | Pennsylvania Western University | 26600 | 35600 | 0.2531 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 65 | St. Francis College | 26800 | 39400 | 0.3202 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 66 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 26900 | 83600 | 0.6785 | 7,283 | 1451 | 0.1398 | |
| 66 | University of North Alabama | 26900 | 41500 | 0.352 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 68 | University of North Georgia | 27000 | 35500 | 0.2393 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 69 | Creighton University | 27300 | 56600 | 0.5177 | 4,647 | 1328 | 0.7975 | |
| 70 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27800 | 61400 | 0.5466 | 1,833 | 1153 | 0.7381 | |
| 71 | College of Coastal Georgia | 28400 | 43200 | 0.3422 | 3,468 | 985 | 0.9813 | |
| 72 | Regis University | 28800 | 67200 | 0.5711 | 2,704 | 1199 | 0.8639 | |
| 73 | Knox College | 28900 | 61000 | 0.5269 | 1,136 | 1287 | 0.7079 | |
| 74 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 29900 | 31100 | 0.0385 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 75 | Gannon University | 30400 | 45300 | 0.329 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 76 | Agnes Scott College | 30700 | 69000 | 0.5552 | 843 | 1273 | 0.6215 | |
| 77 | The College of Wooster | 30900 | 82400 | 0.6257 | 1,738 | 1344 | 0.5953 | |
| 78 | Southern Nazarene University | 32200 | 48400 | 0.334 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 79 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32500 | 34700 | 0.0633 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 80 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 33600 | 46200 | 0.2729 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 81 | LeTourneau University | 34100 | 54600 | 0.3754 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 82 | Western Kentucky University | 34200 | 41900 | 0.1839 | 14,151 | 960 | 0.9387 | |
| 83 | University of Nevada-Reno | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 18,895 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 84 | Baldwin Wallace University | 35700 | 47300 | 0.2452 | 2,862 | 1194 | 0.757 | |
| 85 | New York Institute of Technology | 39100 | 78600 | 0.5023 | 3,355 | 1235 | 0.7808 | |
| 86 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 87 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 40300 | 56700 | 0.2893 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 88 | Oglethorpe University | 42000 | 68600 | 0.3876 | 1,361 | 1216 | 0.886 | |
| 89 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42500 | 54900 | 0.2261 | 20,418 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 90 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43500 | 68600 | 0.3656 | 3,677 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 91 | Georgia College & State University | 45100 | 52400 | 0.1393 | 6,006 | 1155 | 0.8779 | |
| 92 | Montclair State University | 46300 | 46600 | 0.0064 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 93 | University of Delaware | 47200 | 53200 | 0.1127 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 94 | University of California-Merced | 48500 | 52300 | 0.0726 | 8,372 | 1070 | 0.9152 | |
| 95 | Drexel University | 51200 | 82600 | 0.38 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 96 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0386 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 97 | Sacred Heart University | 53000 | 75200 | 0.2953 | 6,960 | 1245 | 0.6768 | |
| 98 | University of California-Irvine | 55000 | 64800 | 0.1512 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 99 | University of Oregon | 59400 | 68900 | 0.1389 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 100 | University of California-Davis | 63500 | 63500 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 101 | University of California-Berkeley | 74600 | 75500 | 0.0119 | 33,469 | 1407 | 0.1104 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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