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 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 10200 | 41500 | 0.7543 | 8,945 | 1099 | 0.975 | |
| 2 | Albion College | 12600 | 109600 | 0.8849 | 1,168 | 1065 | 0.7437 | |
| 3 | Northern Illinois University | 13300 | 32100 | 0.5856 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 4 | Denison University | 13500 | 69300 | 0.8051 | 2,458 | 1366 | 0.1955 | |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 16300 | 89500 | 0.8175 | 12,138 | 1189 | 0.8379 | |
| 6 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 16500 | 26500 | 0.3761 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 7 | Waynesburg University | 16600 | 45000 | 0.6306 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 8 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17000 | 26300 | 0.3534 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 9 | Bethel University | 17500 | 74100 | 0.7639 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 10 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 11 | Lewis-Clark State College | 18200 | 23500 | 0.2251 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 12 | University of Rhode Island | 18500 | 33900 | 0.4544 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 13 | University of Mary | 18600 | 32600 | 0.4281 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 14 | Husson University | 19100 | 48100 | 0.6023 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 15 | University of Saint Mary | 19700 | 53700 | 0.633 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 16 | Piedmont University | 19800 | 47400 | 0.5826 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 17 | Young Harris College | 20200 | 43600 | 0.5361 | 755 | 1044 | 0.6264 | |
| 18 | Bradley University | 20400 | 59500 | 0.6564 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 19 | Lake Erie College | 20500 | 81700 | 0.7492 | 941 | 1075 | 0.7036 | |
| 19 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20500 | 27700 | 0.2597 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 21 | East Texas Baptist University | 20900 | 68900 | 0.6967 | 1,663 | 1059 | 0.7306 | |
| 22 | Ferris State University | 21000 | 31000 | 0.3231 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 23 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.471 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 24 | Sterling College | 22100 | 77400 | 0.7141 | 649 | 1103 | 0.8759 | |
| 25 | Upper Iowa University | 22200 | 41700 | 0.4671 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 26 | Oklahoma City University | 22400 | 74100 | 0.6979 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 27 | Newman University | 22800 | 55800 | 0.5916 | 2,529 | 1069 | 0.7398 | |
| 28 | Robert Morris University | 23100 | 58000 | 0.6012 | 4,325 | 1145 | 0.8989 | |
| 29 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 23200 | 44800 | 0.4818 | 3,604 | 1069 | 0.9761 | |
| 30 | Point Park University | 23300 | 54300 | 0.5707 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 31 | Franklin College | 24400 | 61800 | 0.6054 | 894 | 1189 | 0.7254 | |
| 32 | Tennessee Wesleyan University | 24500 | 45300 | 0.4593 | 918 | 1075 | 0.6885 | |
| 33 | Tiffin University | 25000 | 48000 | 0.4796 | 2,842 | 985 | 0.8007 | |
| 34 | Webster University | 25500 | 66600 | 0.6173 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 35 | Ottawa University-Ottawa | 25600 | 82600 | 0.6903 | 871 | 985 | 0.8296 | |
| 36 | Briar Cliff University | 25900 | 83800 | 0.6909 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 37 | University of Evansville | 26100 | 64700 | 0.5966 | 1,920 | 1174 | 0.9412 | |
| 38 | Earlham College | 26300 | 75800 | 0.6528 | 670 | 1237 | 0.7904 | |
| 38 | Simpson College | 26300 | 67100 | 0.6084 | 1,235 | 1430 | 0.8622 | |
| 40 | Franklin Pierce University | 26400 | 68300 | 0.6131 | 997 | 1174 | 0.9347 | |
| 41 | Wingate University | 26900 | 67100 | 0.5999 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 42 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5615 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 43 | Mississippi Christian University | 27800 | 45100 | 0.3835 | 2,583 | 1222 | 0.8416 | |
| 44 | Methodist University | 28000 | 87900 | 0.6812 | 1,467 | 1185 | 0.7516 | |
| 45 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 46 | Clemson University | 29000 | 37100 | 0.2177 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 47 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44400 | 0.3398 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 48 | Long Island University | 29400 | 60500 | 0.5143 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 48 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29400 | 34200 | 0.1402 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 50 | California Lutheran University | 29600 | 71700 | 0.5874 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 51 | Southwestern College | 29800 | 89500 | 0.6672 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 52 | Ithaca College | 30300 | 72600 | 0.5823 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 53 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 30700 | 69000 | 0.5545 | 3,314 | 1094 | 0.8199 | |
| 54 | Western Kentucky University | 30900 | 42800 | 0.2783 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 55 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.546 | 1,465 | 1140 | 0.8688 | |
| 56 | Ottawa University-Surprise | 31200 | 89100 | 0.6496 | 837 | 995 | 0.7815 | |
| 56 | Warner University | 31200 | 41000 | 0.2387 | 803 | 931 | 0.4281 | |
| 58 | Lasell University | 31500 | 50800 | 0.3802 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 59 | Rider University | 32500 | 60200 | 0.4601 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 60 | University of Illinois Chicago | 32700 | 51300 | 0.3625 | 24,260 | 1174 | 0.7576 | |
| 61 | Siena University | 33700 | 66300 | 0.4917 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 62 | DePaul University | 34100 | 69400 | 0.5083 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 63 | McPherson College | 35300 | 53600 | 0.3416 | 861 | 1055 | 0.5533 | |
| 64 | John Carroll University | 35600 | 73100 | 0.5133 | 2,408 | 1285 | 0.7732 | |
| 65 | Shenandoah University | 36400 | 56100 | 0.3512 | 2,723 | 1154 | 0.7785 | |
| 66 | Rowan University | 36500 | 53600 | 0.3189 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 67 | Lubbock Christian University | 38400 | 49400 | 0.2227 | 1,383 | 1074 | 0.7473 | |
| 68 | Midway University | 38600 | 50900 | 0.2413 | 1,796 | 1110 | 0.9681 | |
| 69 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 70 | Cumberland University | 39200 | 47500 | 0.1746 | 2,745 | 1055 | 0.6733 | |
| 71 | Saint Vincent College | 39300 | 64600 | 0.3915 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 72 | Butler University | 41400 | 68400 | 0.395 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 73 | Fairfield University | 41800 | 84400 | 0.5049 | 5,671 | 1345 | 0.2505 | |
| 73 | Susquehanna University | 41800 | 85600 | 0.5116 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 75 | University of Mount Olive | 42100 | 50400 | 0.1644 | 1,944 | 1075 | 0.7575 | |
| 76 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3605 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 77 | LeTourneau University | 44600 | 57300 | 0.2215 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 77 | Montclair State University | 44600 | 47000 | 0.0511 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 79 | Duquesne University | 45200 | 70500 | 0.3587 | 5,382 | 1252 | 0.8639 | |
| 80 | High Point University | 45300 | 72900 | 0.3785 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 81 | Lipscomb University | 48800 | 69900 | 0.3025 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 82 | Sacred Heart University | 49700 | 67500 | 0.2637 | 7,291 | 1265 | 0.6363 | |
| 83 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.042 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 84 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 | |
| 85 | Emerson College | 58200 | 82600 | 0.2953 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 86 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 58700 | 62100 | 0.0548 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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