College Costs
The costs provided here are updated each fall with the previous year's information and are intended only as an estimate of the average tuition and fee costs at the colleges listed. Depending on the student's program of study, living arrangements and a variety of other factors, the actual costs could vary significantly and are subject to change by the college at any time. Contact the college directly for exact costs.
Illinois Public Universities
2016-17 Annual Tuition & Fees
| Chicago State University |
$ 12,016 |
| Eastern Illinois University |
$ 11,184 |
| Governors State University |
$ 10,516 |
| Illinois State University |
$ 14,062 |
| Northeastern Illinois University |
$ 9,948 |
| Northern Illinois University |
$ 14,334 |
| Southern Illinois University/Carbondale |
$ 13,587 |
| Southern Illinois University/Edwardsville |
$ 11,008 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago |
$ 14,816 |
| University of Illinois at Springfield |
$ 11,413 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
$ 15,698 |
| Western Illinois University |
$ 11,509 |
* Note: Depending on the program of study, students are assessed a variety of tuition and fees rates at the University of Illinois-Chicago and University of Illinois-Urbana. The amounts reported here are average tuition and fees rates developed by incorporating amounts paid by all students.
Illinois Private Colleges & Universities
2016-17 Annual Tuition & Fees
| American Academy of Art |
$ 30,800 |
| Augustana College |
$ 38,466 |
| Aurora University |
$ 22,830 |
| Benedictine University |
$ 32,030 |
| Blackburn College |
$ 21,162 |
| Bradley University |
$ 31,480 |
| Brisk Rabbinical College |
$ 4,500 |
| Columbia College Chicago |
$ 25,798 |
| Concordia University Chicago |
$ 30,640 |
| DePaul University |
$ 37,020 |
| Dominican University |
$ 30,710 |
| East-West University |
$ 20,820 |
| Elmhurst College |
$ 35,500 |
| Eureka College |
$ 20,510 |
| Greenville College |
$ 25,088 |
| Hebrew Theological College |
$ 19,490 |
| Illinois College |
$ 31,660 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology |
$ 45,214 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University |
$ 44,142 |
| Judson University |
$ 28,170 |
| Kendall College |
$ 9,900 |
| Knox College |
$ 43,280 |
| Lake Forest College |
$ 44,116 |
| Lewis University |
$ 29,950 |
| Lincoln Christian University |
$ 13,020 |
| Lincoln College |
$ 17,700 |
| Lincoln College-Normal |
$ 16,700 |
| Loyola University Chicago |
$ 39,130 |
| MacMurray College |
$ 25,110 |
| McKendree University |
$ 27,930 |
| Millikin University |
$ 30,630 |
| Monmouth College |
$ 35,300 |
| National-Louis University |
$ 17,628 |
| North Central College |
$ 35,421 |
| North Park University |
$ 25,740 |
| Northwestern University |
$ 48,624 |
| Olivet Nazarene University |
$ 33,940 |
| Quincy University |
$ 27,128 |
| Robert Morris University |
$ 25,800 |
| Rockford University |
$ 29,050 |
| Roosevelt University |
$ 28,119 |
| Saint Augustine College |
$ 13,200 |
| Saint Xavier University |
$ 32,250 |
| Shimer College |
$ 33,790 |
| St. Joseph College of Loyola University |
$ 40,700 |
| Telshe-Yeshiva Chicago |
$ 13,500 |
| Trinity Christian College |
$ 26,665 |
| Trinity International University |
$ 30,130 |
| University of Chicago |
$ 53,649 |
| University of St. Francis |
$ 30,840 |
| VanderCook College of Music |
$ 26,300 |
| Wheaton College |
$ 34,050 |
Illinois Community Colleges
2016-17 Annual Tuition & Fees
| Black Hawk College |
$ 4,116 |
| Carl Sandburg College |
$ 4,390 |
| College of DuPage |
$ 4,050 |
| College of Lake County |
$ 3,612 |
| Danville Area Community College |
$ 4,425 |
| Elgin Community College |
$ 3,850 |
| Frontier Community College |
$ 3,734 |
| Harold Washington College |
$ 3,070 |
| Harper College |
$ 4,172 |
| Heartland Community College |
$ 3,408 |
| Highland Community College |
$ 4,116 |
| Illinois Central College |
$ 4,050 |
| Illinois Valley Community College |
$ 3,968 |
| John A. Logan College |
$ 3,520 |
| John Wood Community College |
$ 5,070 |
| Joliet Junior College |
$ 3,750 |
| Kankakee Community College |
$ 3,240 |
| Kaskaskia College |
$ 2,095 |
| Kennedy-King College |
$ 3,506 |
| Kishwaukee College |
$ 5,400 |
| Lake Land College |
$ 3,450 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College |
$ 3,808 |
| Lincoln Land Community College |
$ 3,630 |
| Lincoln Trail College |
$ 3,136 |
| MacCormac Junior College |
$ 12,820 |
| Malcolm X College |
$ 3,506 |
| McHenry County College |
$ 2,872 |
| Moraine Valley Community College |
$ 3,198 |
| Morrison Institute of Technology |
$ 15,790 |
| Morton College |
$ 5,828 |
| Oakton Community College |
$ 3,621 |
| Olive-Harvey College |
$ 3,506 |
| Olney Central College |
$ 3,136 |
| Parkland College |
$ 4,230 |
| Prairie State College |
$ 3,432 |
| Rend Lake College |
$ 3,520 |
| Richard J. Daley College |
$ 3,506 |
| Richland Community College |
$ 4,230 |
| Rock Valley College |
$ 2,828 |
| Sauk Valley Community College |
$ 3,258 |
| Shawnee Community College |
$ 3,648 |
| South Suburban College |
$ 4,400 |
| Southeastern Illinois College |
$ 3,120 |
| Southwestern Illinois College |
$ 3,420 |
| Spoon River College* |
$ 4,050 |
| Triton College |
$ 3,870 |
| Truman College |
$ 3,506 |
| Wabash Valley College |
$ 4,104 |
| Waubonsee Community College |
$ 3,024 |
| Wilbur Wright College |
$ 2,536 |
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