2024 Expensive Illinois Colleges To Attend Rankings
Among Illinois colleges, University of Chicago has the most expensive tuition & fees ($66,939) and Northwestern University has the second highest tuition & fees ($65,997) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Expensive Illinois Colleges To Attend having expensive tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Expensive Illinois Colleges To Attend
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | $66,939 | $66,543 | 1,540 | 5.4% | 18,339 | 95% | 5 to 1 |
| 2 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | $65,997 | $53,871 | 1,530 | 7.2% | 23,161 | 96% | 6 to 1 |
| 3 | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL | $55,704 | - | 1,250 | 42.2% | 1,527 | 79% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | $54,530 | $44,634 | - | 79.0% | 3,532 | 66% | 11 to 1 |
| 5 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | $54,202 | $16,212 | 1,260 | 59.7% | 1,753 | 77% | 12 to 1 |
| 6 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | $51,763 | $33,810 | 1,310 | 61.4% | 6,943 | 75% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | $51,716 | $22,305 | 1,275 | 79.2% | 16,899 | 70% | 13 to 1 |
| 8 | Augustana College Rock Island, IL | $49,834 | $34,660 | 1,130 | 61.2% | 2,349 | 77% | 11 to 1 |
| 9 | Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL | $45,946 | $48,857 | - | - | 2,758 | - | - |
| 10 | DePaul University Chicago, IL | $44,460 | $22,525 | 1,190 | 70.2% | 20,917 | 69% | 17 to 1 |
Qualified Illinois Colleges in Core Admission Stats
