2024 Cheapest Illinois College Costs Rankings
Among Illinois colleges, Governors State University has the cheapest tuition & fees ($11,320) and National Louis University has the second lowest tuition & fees ($12,345) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Illinois College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Illinois College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Governors State University University Park, IL | $11,320 | $10,072 | 945 | 57.5% | 4,427 | 20% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 | National Louis University Chicago, IL | $12,345 | $12,225 | - | 92.1% | 7,525 | 30% | 15 to 1 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | $12,700 | $9,090 | - | 70.7% | 15,649 | 53% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 | Chicago State University Chicago, IL | $12,754 | $16,162 | - | 48.5% | 2,317 | 27% | 11 to 1 |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | $12,922 | $10,102 | 1,050 | 97.5% | 12,519 | 53% | 15 to 1 |
| 6 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | $13,244 | $31,050 | 1,030 | 91.5% | 11,107 | 49% | 11 to 1 |
| 7 | Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL | $13,546 | $4,726 | - | - | 2,475 | 54% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 | Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | $14,952 | $13,290 | - | 75.0% | 7,643 | 47% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 | Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL | $15,356 | $9,342 | - | 94.1% | 2,410 | 60% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 | Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | $15,879 | $22,695 | 1,000 | 68.0% | 8,857 | 54% | 15 to 1 |
Qualified Illinois Colleges in Core Admission Stats
