The Cheapest Colleges in Illinois by Average Net Price for 2023
The lowest 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. Telshe Yeshiva Chicago leads the list with a $6,326 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 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Telshe Yeshiva ChicagoChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$6,326 | 78% |
#2 Chicago State UniversityChicago, Public Not For Profit |
$8,637 | 60% |
#3 University of Illinois at SpringfieldSpringfield, Public Not For Profit |
$11,628 | 51% |
#4 University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, Public Not For Profit |
$12,614 | 55% |
#5 American InterContinental University OnlineHoffman Estates, Private For Profit |
$13,278 | 31% |
#6 Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$13,326 | 72% |
#7 Saint Augustine CollegeChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$13,389 | 39% |
#8 University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignChampaign, Public Not For Profit |
$13,517 | 54% |
#9 Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Public Not For Profit |
$13,551 | 42% |
#10 Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Public Not For Profit |
$14,397 | 42% |
#11 Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Public Not For Profit |
$14,506 | 37% |
#12 National Louis UniversityChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$14,769 | 41% |
#13 Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Public Not For Profit |
$14,831 | 41% |
#14 Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, Private Not For Profit |
$14,914 | 49% |
#15 Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Public Not For Profit |
$15,361 | 39% |
#16 Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, Private Not For Profit |
$15,603 | 55% |
#17 Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondale, Public Not For Profit |
$15,638 | 42% |
#18 Judson UniversityElgin, Private Not For Profit |
$16,039 | 62% |
#19 Quincy UniversityQuincy, Private Not For Profit |
$16,599 | 61% |
#20 University of St FrancisJoliet, Private Not For Profit |
$16,761 | 64% |