46 colleges in Illinois with an average net price under $30,000 a year, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: University of Illinois Springfield at $9,833.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL |
$9,833$25,521 | 53% | 86% |
| 2 | Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL |
$10,970$43,244 | 57% | 84% |
| 3 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL |
$10,974$27,521 | 62% | 77% |
| 4 | Dominican University River Forest, IL |
$11,745$43,891 | 55% | 90% |
| 5 | Governors State University University Park, IL |
$12,329$24,227 | 22% | 48% |
| 6 | Chicago State University Chicago, IL |
$12,335$29,764 | 15% | 43% |
| 7 | National Louis University Chicago, IL |
$12,641$24,154 | 30% | 95% |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL |
$12,786$26,996 | 47% | 65% |
| 9 | Western Illinois University Macomb, IL |
$12,937$28,254 | 45% | 71% |
| 10 | University of St Francis Joliet, IL |
$13,006$46,239 | 67% | 65% |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL |
$13,297$28,329 | 62% | 87% |
| 12 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL |
$13,391$28,851 | 49% | 70% |
| 13 | Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL |
$14,109$26,960 | 22% | 75% |
| 14 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL |
$14,355$33,642 | 85% | 42% |
| 15 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL |
$14,860$90,360 | 96% | 4% |
| 16 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL |
$14,889$28,919 | 57% | 98% |
| 17 | North Park University Chicago, IL |
$16,948$44,172 | 58% | 69% |
| 18 | Lewis University Romeoville, IL |
$17,028$47,313 | 67% | 71% |
| 19 | Monmouth College Monmouth, IL |
$17,133$57,157 | 65% | 91% |
| 20 | Eureka College Eureka, IL |
$17,349$39,578 | 42% | 85% |
| 21 | Illinois College Jacksonville, IL |
$18,298$48,955 | 64% | 78% |
| 22 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL |
$18,425$68,164 | 75% | 55% |
| 23 | Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL |
$18,436$45,383 | 36% | 93% |
| 24 | Judson University Elgin, IL |
$18,558$43,137 | 60% | 48% |
| 25 | Aurora University Aurora, IL |
$18,838$40,625 | 60% | 81% |
| 26 | Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL |
$19,125$35,012 | 58% | 85% |
| 27 | Illinois State University Normal, IL |
$19,398$34,309 | 65% | 88% |
| 28 | Greenville University Greenville, IL |
$19,533$45,091 | 40% | 98% |
| 29 | Roosevelt University Chicago, IL |
$20,194$35,332 | 35% | 97% |
| 30 | Quincy University Quincy, IL |
$20,359$50,091 | 45% | 51% |
| 31 | Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL |
$20,729$51,981 | 61% | 56% |
| 32 | North Central College Naperville, IL |
$21,044$57,219 | 64% | 77% |
| 33 | Millikin University Decatur, IL |
$21,989$57,475 | 55% | 67% |
| 34 | Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL |
$22,221$34,327 | 62% | 83% |
| 35 | Benedictine University Lisle, IL |
$22,313$46,713 | 50% | 95% |
| 36 | Rockford University Rockford, IL |
$22,436$49,169 | 47% | 93% |
| 37 | Bradley University Peoria, IL |
$22,719$54,730 | 76% | 77% |
| 38 | Augustana College Rock Island, IL |
$22,736$63,553 | 73% | 63% |
| 39 | Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL |
$24,185$54,679 | 70% | 74% |
| 40 | Knox College Galesburg, IL |
$24,595$68,134 | 68% | 71% |
| 41 | McKendree University Lebanon, IL |
$24,717$48,845 | 53% | 72% |
| 42 | Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL |
$26,598$51,889 | 52% | 89% |
| 43 | Wheaton College Wheaton, IL |
$26,975$59,263 | 85% | 87% |
| 44 | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL |
$28,199$70,700 | 75% | 39% |
| 45 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL |
$28,673$70,655 | 78% | 57% |
| 46 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL |
$29,167$91,250 | 95% | 8% |