2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at Western Illinois is $13,661 for Illinois residents and $14,952 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 9.45% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Western Illinois.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Western Illinois University Cost of Attendance page.
Western Illinois University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Illinois ResidentsOut-of-StateIllinois ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$12,940$12,940$11,803$11,803
2021$13,104$13,104$11,996$11,996
2022$13,297$13,297$12,182$12,182
2023$13,661$13,661$12,693$12,693
2024-$1$14,952-$1$13,290

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Western Illinois University is $0 for Illinois residents and $333 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 9.54% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $0 for Illinois residents and $376 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.74% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Western Illinois University.
Western Illinois University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Illinois ResidentsOut-of-StateIllinois ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$288$288$332$332
2021$290$290$340$340
2022$296$296$347$347
2023$304$304$359$359
2024$0$333$0$376

Offered Online Programs

Western Illinois University offers 126 major programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 32 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Western Illinois University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's1570
Master's1143
Doctorate (Research)02
Post-BS Certificate611
Total32126

Online Student Population

There are 7,643 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at Western Illinois. Of that, 1,807 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 3,734 students have joined to some online courses and 2,102 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Western Illinois University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total7,6435,3092,334
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,807937870
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,7342,823911
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,1021,549553
Online Student Population by Student Location at Western Illinois University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,807937870
Illinois Residents1,324744580
Other State in U.S.20712186
Outside of U.S.27672204
Unknown000

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