Illinois In State Tuition Ranking

The Most Expensive Colleges in Illinois by In State Tuition for 2023

Most Expensive Colleges in Illinois by In State Tuition

The highest priced four year colleges in Illinois are listed by one year's in state tuition list price for the 2021/2022 school year.

What is the most expensive college in Illinois? Leading the colleges list is Northwestern University in Evanston with an in state tuition of $60,276.

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.

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Illinois' Most Expensive Colleges by In State Tuition
College In State Tuition Rating Value
#1 Northwestern University

Evanston, Private Not For Profit

$60,276 96 97
#2 University of Chicago

Chicago, Private Not For Profit

$59,256 98 95
#3 Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Private Not For Profit

$52,308 74 77
#4 School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Private Not For Profit

$52,200 57 3
#5 Knox College

Galesburg, Private Not For Profit

$50,784 64 88
#6 Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, Private Not For Profit

$50,100 66 84
#7 Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Private Not For Profit

$48,670 72 89
#8 Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Private Not For Profit

$46,410 70 44
#9 Augustana College

Rock Island, Private Not For Profit

$46,039 NA NA
#10 North Central College

Naperville, Private Not For Profit

$42,026 60 65
#11 DePaul University

Chicago, Private Not For Profit

$41,361 NA NA
#12 Monmouth College

Monmouth, Private Not For Profit

$41,240 61 92
#13 Wheaton College

Wheaton, Private Not For Profit

$40,570 74 81
#14 Elmhurst College

Elmhurst, Private Not For Profit

$39,100 65 86
#15 Millikin University

Decatur, Private Not For Profit

$38,800 59 83
#16 Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Private Not For Profit

$36,450 51 73
#17 Bradley University

Peoria, Private Not For Profit

$35,940 69 78
#18 American Academy of Art

Chicago, Private For Profit

$35,800 NA NA
#19 Lewis University

Romeoville, Private Not For Profit

$35,262 61 79
#20 University of St Francis

Joliet, Private Not For Profit

$35,000 54 83