Illinois Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

List of Colleges by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 78 colleges in Illinois with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in Illinois? University of Chicago tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $64,260. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

List of Illinois Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

$64,260
Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

$63,468
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

$54,530
Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL

$53,814
Knox College

Galesburg, IL

$53,259
Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

$52,902
Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

$50,640
Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

$49,498
Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

$47,916
North Central College

Naperville, IL

$43,046
DePaul University

Chicago, IL

$42,840
Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

$42,240
Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL

$42,214
Millikin University

Decatur, IL

$26,892
Elmhurst College

Elmhurst, IL

$40,232
Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

$37,940
Bradley University

Peoria, IL

$37,800
American Academy of Art

Chicago, IL

$37,670