The 2022 Directory of Illinois Private Colleges and Costs
How much does it cost to attend private college in Illinois? The average annual in-state four year, not for profit private college tuition in Illinois was $31,951 for the 2020-2021 academic year. This is a change of $818 from the 2019-2020 average of $31,133 and represents a 2.63% annual increase. The list of Illinois private colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.
Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 68 private colleges and universities in Illinois, the most popular being DePaul University with 18,212 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $40,551. Northwestern University is the most expensive private school in Illinois with an in-state tuition of $58,227.
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All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2020-2021 academic year.
School | Tuition | Rating | Value |
---|---|---|---|
American Academy of ArtChicago, Illinois |
$34,800 | NA | NA |
American InterContinental University OnlineHoffman Estates, Illinois |
$11,121 | NA | NA |
Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois |
$45,136 | NA | NA |
Aurora UniversityAurora, Illinois |
$25,600 | 33 | 22 |
Benedictine UniversityLisle, Illinois |
$32,700 | 56 | 38 |
Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, Illinois |
$24,950 | 41 | 45 |
Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois |
$35,060 | 66 | 74 |
Chamberlain College of Nursing IllinoisAddison, Illinois |
$19,226 | NA | NA |
Christian Life CollegeMount Prospect, Illinois |
$0 | NA | NA |
Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois |
$26,610 | NA | NA |
Concordia University ChicagoRiver Forest, Illinois |
$32,660 | 48 | 72 |
DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois |
$40,551 | NA | NA |
DeVry University IllinoisChicago, Illinois |
$15,835 | NA | NA |
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois |
$34,950 | 58 | 79 |
East West UniversityChicago, Illinois |
$21,300 | NA | NA |
Elmhurst CollegeElmhurst, Illinois |
$38,354 | 63 | 83 |
Eureka CollegeEureka, Illinois |
$27,450 | 46 | 31 |
Fox College IncBedford Park, Illinois |
$15,340 | NA | NA |
Greenville UniversityGreenville, Illinois |
$28,406 | 49 | 51 |
Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, Illinois |
$13,400 | NA | NA |
Illinois CollegeJacksonville, Illinois |
$34,070 | NA | NA |
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois |
$48,670 | 75 | 90 |
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Illinois |
$51,132 | 75 | 80 |
Judson UniversityElgin, Illinois |
$28,840 | 47 | 75 |
Kendall CollegeChicago, Illinois |
$18,793 | NA | NA |
Knox CollegeGalesburg, Illinois |
$49,185 | 64 | 88 |
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, Illinois |
$48,920 | NA | NA |
Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois |
$34,268 | 63 | 83 |
Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, Illinois |
$13,980 | NA | NA |
Lincoln CollegeLincoln, Illinois |
$18,300 | NA | NA |
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois |
$45,500 | 70 | 46 |
MacCormac CollegeChicago, Illinois |
$12,000 | NA | NA |
MacMurray CollegeJacksonville, Illinois |
$27,740 | NA | NA |
McKendree UniversityLebanon, Illinois |
$31,100 | 54 | 69 |
Methodist College of NursingPeoria, Illinois |
$16,248 | 51 | 6 |
Midstate CollegePeoria, Illinois |
$16,230 | NA | NA |
Millikin UniversityDecatur, Illinois |
$38,800 | 58 | 82 |
Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, Illinois |
$41,330 | 60 | 92 |
Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois |
$11,520 | NA | NA |
Morrison Institute of TechnologyMorrison, Illinois |
$16,000 | NA | NA |
National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois |
$10,755 | NA | NA |
North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois |
$41,000 | 63 | 72 |
North Park UniversityChicago, Illinois |
$31,430 | 55 | 67 |
Northwestern CollegeChicago, Illinois |
$17,280 | NA | NA |
Northwestern College Southwestern CampusBridgeview, Illinois |
$18,280 | NA | NA |
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois |
$58,227 | 96 | 97 |
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Illinois |
$35,960 | 51 | 75 |
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine ChicagoChicago, Illinois |
$6,660 | NA | NA |
Quincy UniversityQuincy, Illinois |
$31,160 | 45 | 71 |
Robert Morris University IllinoisChicago, Illinois |
$29,400 | NA | NA |
Rockford Career CollegeRockford, Illinois |
$0 | NA | NA |
Rockford UniversityRockford, Illinois |
$32,800 | 42 | 22 |
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois |
$31,493 | 56 | 55 |
Saint Augustine CollegeChicago, Illinois |
$11,720 | NA | NA |
Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, Illinois |
$33,630 | 45 | 77 |
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, Illinois |
$52,200 | 60 | 4 |
Taylor Business InstituteChicago, Illinois |
$10,350 | NA | NA |
Telshe Yeshiva ChicagoChicago, Illinois |
$14,500 | NA | NA |
The Illinois Institute of Art SchaumburgSchaumburg, Illinois |
$17,388 | NA | NA |
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, Illinois |
$31,700 | 62 | 70 |
Trinity College of Nursing and Health SciencesRock Island, Illinois |
$24,989 | NA | NA |
Trinity International UniversityDeerfield, Illinois |
$32,398 | 59 | 82 |
University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois |
$57,642 | 98 | 95 |
University of Phoenix Chicago CampusSchaumburg, Illinois |
$9,926 | NA | NA |
University of St FrancisJoliet, Illinois |
$35,000 | 58 | 86 |
VanderCook College of MusicChicago, Illinois |
$27,670 | NA | NA |
Vatterott College QuincyQuincy, Illinois |
$10,206 | NA | NA |
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois |
$39,100 | 75 | 84 |