The Most Expensive Colleges in Illinois by Average Net Price for 2023
The highest net price colleges in Illinois are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. School of the Art Institute of Chicago leads the list with a $51,606 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2014-2015 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$51,606 | 28% |
#2 Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$37,731 | 41% |
#3 University of ChicagoChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$36,584 | 55% |
#4 DePaul UniversityChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$33,319 | 43% |
#5 Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Private Not For Profit |
$32,545 | 50% |
#6 Kendall CollegeChicago, Private For Profit |
$30,324 | 7% |
#7 American Academy of ArtChicago, Private For Profit |
$28,630 | 36% |
#8 Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$28,568 | 38% |
#9 Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Private Not For Profit |
$28,344 | 65% |
#10 Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$28,161 | 58% |
#11 Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Private Not For Profit |
$27,474 | 48% |
#12 Benedictine UniversityLisle, Private Not For Profit |
$27,061 | 41% |
#13 Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, Private Not For Profit |
$26,968 | 58% |
#14 Chamberlain College of Nursing IllinoisAddison, Private For Profit |
$26,412 | 22% |
#15 North Central CollegeNaperville, Private Not For Profit |
$26,053 | 53% |
#16 Methodist College of NursingPeoria, Private Not For Profit |
$25,955 | 29% |
#17 Bradley UniversityPeoria, Private Not For Profit |
$25,850 | 47% |
#18 VanderCook College of MusicChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$25,764 | 33% |
#19 Pacific College of Oriental Medicine ChicagoChicago, Private For Profit |
$24,622 | -11% |
#20 Augustana CollegeRock Island, Private Not For Profit |
$24,233 | 59% |