Most Affordable Universities in Illinois

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Illinois.

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#	Institution	Tuition	Avg Earnings	Grad Rate	State
1	American Islamic College Private Non-Profit	$7,650	$0	N/A	IL
2	Governors State University Public	$11,320	$45,435	20%	IL
3	University of Illinois Springfield Public	$12,252	$47,432	57%	IL
4	Trinity International University-Illinois Private Non-Profit	$12,320	$41,545	48%	IL
5	National Louis University Private Non-Profit	$12,345	$43,562	35%	IL
6	Northeastern Illinois University Public	$12,383	$43,801	18%	IL
7	Northern Illinois University Public	$12,700	$46,113	51%	IL
8	Chicago State University Public	$12,754	$33,805	21%	IL
9	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Public	$12,922	$46,384	54%	IL
10	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Public	$13,244	$43,087	53%	IL
11	Eastern Illinois University Public	$13,403	$42,694	50%	IL
12	University of Illinois Chicago Public	$14,338	$53,218	61%	IL
13	Hebrew Theological College Private Non-Profit	$14,700	$32,793	33%	IL
14	Western Illinois University Public	$14,952	$43,057	46%	IL
15	Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Private Non-Profit	$15,000	$0	9%	IL
16	Moody Bible Institute Private Non-Profit	$15,356	$40,210	61%	IL
17	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Public	$16,004	$64,802	85%	IL
18	Illinois State University Public	$16,021	$50,599	67%	IL
19	Methodist College Private Non-Profit	$18,008	$64,709	72%	IL
20	Roosevelt University Private Non-Profit	$20,280	$42,896	42%	IL
21	Trinity Christian College Private Non-Profit	$20,325	$48,107	66%	IL
22	Chamberlain University-Illinois Private For-Profit	$20,604	$84,533	44%	IL
23	The Chicago School at Chicago Private Non-Profit	$20,844	$51,817	N/A	IL
24	East-West University Private Non-Profit	$26,100	$21,236	16%	IL
25	Blackburn College Private Non-Profit	$26,758	$36,665	44%	IL
26	Millikin University Private Non-Profit	$26,892	$43,100	59%	IL
27	Saint Anthony College of Nursing Private Non-Profit	$27,811	$76,111	N/A	IL
28	Aurora University Private Non-Profit	$28,220	$51,237	59%	IL
29	Eureka College Private Non-Profit	$28,400	$42,968	48%	IL
30	Greenville University Private Non-Profit	$30,598	$40,307	54%	IL
31	Judson University Private Non-Profit	$30,910	$45,374	53%	IL
32	VanderCook College of Music Private Non-Profit	$30,910	$45,704	53%	IL
33	Columbia College Chicago Private Non-Profit	$32,520	$32,596	48%	IL
34	Principia College Private Non-Profit	$33,280	$0	77%	IL
35	McKendree University Private Non-Profit	$34,070	$49,439	57%	IL
36	Benedictine University Private Non-Profit	$34,290	$50,222	52%	IL
37	North Park University Private Non-Profit	$35,325	$49,326	56%	IL
38	Quincy University Private Non-Profit	$35,740	$43,331	47%	IL
39	Concordia University-Chicago Private Non-Profit	$36,258	$44,405	48%	IL
40	Saint Xavier University Private Non-Profit	$36,840	$50,784	56%	IL
41	University of St Francis Private Non-Profit	$37,000	$56,648	65%	IL
42	Rockford University Private Non-Profit	$37,300	$45,847	39%	IL
43	Illinois College Private Non-Profit	$37,470	$40,110	64%	IL
44	Dominican University Private Non-Profit	$37,844	$47,907	60%	IL
45	Lewis University Private Non-Profit	$37,882	$56,095	62%	IL
46	Olivet Nazarene University Private Non-Profit	$37,940	$49,278	63%	IL
47	Bradley University Private Non-Profit	$39,680	$59,114	74%	IL
48	Elmhurst University Private Non-Profit	$41,628	$52,803	64%	IL
49	Monmouth College Private Non-Profit	$43,520	$43,158	59%	IL
50	Wheaton College Private Non-Profit	$43,930	$50,270	87%	IL

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This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by most affordable metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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