The Cheapest Colleges in Illinois by Average Net Price for 2021
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 $6,450 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 2018/2019 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#21 Illinois CollegeJacksonville, Private Not For Profit |
$17,594 | 59% |
#22 University of St FrancisJoliet, Private Not For Profit |
$17,687 | 61% |
#23 Aurora UniversityAurora, Private Not For Profit |
$17,906 | 50% |
#24 Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, Private Not For Profit |
$17,992 | 64% |
#25 Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Public Not For Profit |
$18,346 | 32% |
#26 Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, Private Not For Profit |
$18,580 | 33% |
#27 Judson UniversityElgin, Private Not For Profit |
$18,641 | 55% |
#28 Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, Private Not For Profit |
$18,728 | 15% |
#29 Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Private Not For Profit |
$19,280 | 58% |
#30 Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Private Not For Profit |
$19,520 | 57% |
#31 VanderCook College of MusicChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$20,063 | 48% |
#32 North Park UniversityChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$20,068 | 52% |
#33 Illinois State UniversityNormal, Public Not For Profit |
$20,093 | 21% |
#34 Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Private Not For Profit |
$21,043 | 54% |
#35 Robert Morris University IllinoisChicago, Private Not For Profit |
$21,055 | 53% |
#36 Eureka CollegeEureka, Private Not For Profit |
$21,178 | 45% |
#37 Trinity International UniversityDeerfield, Private Not For Profit |
$21,218 | 53% |
#38 Greenville CollegeGreenville, Private Not For Profit |
$21,268 | 45% |
#39 McKendree UniversityLebanon, Private Not For Profit |
$21,764 | 49% |
#40 Lincoln CollegeLincoln, Private Not For Profit |
$21,797 | 19% |