The Best Value Colleges in Illinois by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2023
These are the Illinois schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in Illinois ranking goes to Northwestern University with a 96th percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $28,344 average net price.
Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2021/2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
#1 Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Private Not For Profit |
$28,344 | 96 | 97 |
#2 University of ChicagoChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$36,584 | 98 | 95 |
#3 University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignChampaign, Public Not For Profit |
$13,517 | 79 | 94 |
#4 University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, Public Not For Profit |
$12,614 | 69 | 89 |
#5 Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$28,161 | 72 | 89 |
#6 Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, Private Not For Profit |
$26,968 | 66 | 84 |
#7 Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Private Not For Profit |
$27,474 | 74 | 81 |
#8 Bradley UniversityPeoria, Private Not For Profit |
$25,850 | 69 | 78 |
#9 Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Private Not For Profit |
$32,545 | 74 | 77 |
#10 Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$37,731 | 70 | 44 |