Best ROI Universities in Illinois

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

50 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate State
1 Chamberlain University-Illinois

Private For-Profit

 $20,604 $84,533 44% IL
2 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public

 $16,004 $64,802 85% IL
3 Governors State University

Public

 $11,320 $45,435 20% IL
4 University of Illinois Springfield

Public

 $12,252 $47,432 57% IL
5 University of Illinois Chicago

Public

 $14,338 $53,218 61% IL
6 Northern Illinois University

Public

 $12,700 $46,113 51% IL
7 Methodist College

Private Non-Profit

 $18,008 $64,709 72% IL
8 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Public

 $12,922 $46,384 54% IL
9 Northeastern Illinois University

Public

 $12,383 $43,801 18% IL
10 National Louis University

Private Non-Profit

 $12,345 $43,562 35% IL
11 Trinity International University-Illinois

Private Non-Profit

 $12,320 $41,545 48% IL
12 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Public

 $13,244 $43,087 53% IL
13 Eastern Illinois University

Public

 $13,403 $42,694 50% IL
14 Illinois State University

Public

 $16,021 $50,599 67% IL
15 Western Illinois University

Public

 $14,952 $43,057 46% IL
16 Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Private Non-Profit

 $27,811 $76,111 N/A IL
17 Chicago State University

Public

 $12,754 $33,805 21% IL
18 Moody Bible Institute

Private Non-Profit

 $15,356 $40,210 61% IL
19 The Chicago School at Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $20,844 $51,817 N/A IL
20 Trinity Christian College

Private Non-Profit

 $20,325 $48,107 66% IL
21 Hebrew Theological College

Private Non-Profit

 $14,700 $32,793 33% IL
22 Roosevelt University

Private Non-Profit

 $20,280 $42,896 42% IL
23 Aurora University

Private Non-Profit

 $28,220 $51,237 59% IL
24 Millikin University

Private Non-Profit

 $26,892 $43,100 59% IL
25 University of St Francis

Private Non-Profit

 $37,000 $56,648 65% IL
26 Eureka College

Private Non-Profit

 $28,400 $42,968 48% IL
27 Bradley University

Private Non-Profit

 $39,680 $59,114 74% IL
28 Lewis University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,882 $56,095 62% IL
29 VanderCook College of Music

Private Non-Profit

 $30,910 $45,704 53% IL
30 Judson University

Private Non-Profit

 $30,910 $45,374 53% IL
31 Benedictine University

Private Non-Profit

 $34,290 $50,222 52% IL
32 McKendree University

Private Non-Profit

 $34,070 $49,439 57% IL
33 North Park University

Private Non-Profit

 $35,325 $49,326 56% IL
34 Saint Xavier University

Private Non-Profit

 $36,840 $50,784 56% IL
35 Blackburn College

Private Non-Profit

 $26,758 $36,665 44% IL
36 Illinois Institute of Technology

Private Non-Profit

 $51,763 $70,803 74% IL
37 Greenville University

Private Non-Profit

 $30,598 $40,307 54% IL
38 Olivet Nazarene University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,940 $49,278 63% IL
39 Elmhurst University

Private Non-Profit

 $41,628 $52,803 64% IL
40 Dominican University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,844 $47,907 60% IL
41 DePaul University

Private Non-Profit

 $44,460 $54,695 70% IL
42 Rockford University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,300 $45,847 39% IL
43 Concordia University-Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $36,258 $44,405 48% IL
44 Quincy University

Private Non-Profit

 $35,740 $43,331 47% IL
45 University of Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $66,939 $80,870 95% IL
46 North Central College

Private Non-Profit

 $44,394 $51,762 67% IL
47 Northwestern University

Private Non-Profit

 $65,997 $76,844 96% IL
48 Wheaton College

Private Non-Profit

 $43,930 $50,270 87% IL
49 Loyola University Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $51,716 $58,411 74% IL
50 Illinois College

Private Non-Profit

 $37,470 $40,110 64% IL

About This Ranking

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 best roi metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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