Illinois has 58 colleges with published admissions data — 12 public and 46 private. Acceptance rates range from 5% to 100%, with University of Chicago admitting the smallest share of applicants. The median net price — what students actually pay after grants — is $18,982 a year. Median earnings ten years after enrolling are $57,001.
Average annual net price after grants.
Graduate earnings relative to one year's net price.
Median earnings 10 years after entering.
Share finishing within six years.
| College | Acceptance | SAT range | In-state tuition | Net price | Earnings | Grad rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | 5% | 1510–1580 | $70,662 | $14,860 | $91,885 | 96% |
| Northwestern University | 8% | 1510–1570 | $68,322 | $29,167 | $89,363 | 95% |
| The Chicago School at Chicago | 35% | — | $21,780 | — | $56,899 | — |
| Methodist College | 39% | — | $18,008 | $41,787 | $69,800 | 20% |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | 39% | 1120–1340 | $57,704 | $28,199 | $70,871 | 75% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 42% | 1310–1520 | $16,004 | $14,355 | $81,054 | 85% |
| Chicago State University | 43% | — | $12,754 | $12,335 | $42,778 | 16% |
| Judson University | 48% | 816–1118 | $31,360 | $18,558 | $56,313 | 60% |
| Governors State University | 48% | — | $12,004 | $12,329 | $58,169 | 22% |
| Quincy University | 51% | 1000–1200 | $37,140 | $20,359 | $50,369 | 45% |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 55% | 1180–1440 | $52,386 | $18,425 | $82,592 | 75% |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 56% | 950–1220 | $38,900 | $20,729 | $53,213 | 61% |
| Lake Forest College | 57% | 1190–1393 | $56,402 | $28,673 | $61,825 | 78% |
| Hebrew Theological College | 57% | — | $15,150 | $26,861 | $33,291 | 50% |
| Augustana College | 63% | 1030–1270 | $51,598 | $22,736 | $62,971 | 73% |
| Blackburn College | 63% | — | $28,149 | $18,460 | $46,802 | 58% |
| Eastern Illinois University | 65% | 880–1090 | $13,679 | $12,786 | $51,989 | 47% |
| University of St Francis | 65% | 1030–1220 | $38,110 | $13,006 | $63,926 | 67% |
| Millikin University | 67% | 860–1130 | $26,892 | $21,989 | $51,262 | 55% |
| North Park University | 69% | — | $36,710 | $16,948 | $59,572 | 58% |
| Northern Illinois University | 70% | — | $13,248 | $13,391 | $57,808 | 49% |
| Knox College | 71% | 1180–1440 | $57,903 | $24,595 | $54,820 | 68% |
| Western Illinois University | 71% | — | $15,264 | $12,937 | $54,163 | 45% |
| Lewis University | 71% | 960–1210 | $39,200 | $17,028 | $66,099 | 67% |
| McKendree University | 72% | — | $34,740 | $24,717 | $58,572 | 53% |
| Elmhurst University | 74% | 990–1260 | $42,955 | $24,185 | $61,462 | 70% |
| Northeastern Illinois University | 75% | — | $12,383 | $14,109 | $52,234 | 22% |
| DePaul University | 76% | 1140–1330 | $45,999 | $30,902 | $68,751 | 68% |
| Bradley University | 77% | — | $42,160 | $22,719 | $66,852 | 76% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | 77% | 1130–1350 | $14,338 | $10,974 | $68,740 | 62% |
| North Central College | 77% | 1055–1310 | $45,726 | $21,044 | $60,123 | 64% |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 78% | — | $56,420 | $49,790 | $40,151 | 67% |
| Illinois College | 78% | 883–1180 | $38,676 | $18,298 | $52,575 | 64% |
| Aurora University | 81% | 900–1150 | $29,170 | $18,838 | $58,709 | 60% |
| Loyola University Chicago | 82% | 1170–1360 | $53,710 | $36,079 | $71,530 | 73% |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois | 83% | — | $21,536 | $31,837 | $92,405 | 42% |
| Moody Bible Institute | 83% | — | $15,786 | $22,221 | $45,399 | 62% |
| Saint Xavier University | 84% | — | $37,940 | $10,970 | $58,656 | 57% |
| Trinity Christian College | 85% | 1050–1320 | $20,605 | $19,125 | $55,700 | 58% |
| Eureka College | 85% | — | $29,096 | $17,349 | $51,641 | 42% |
| University of Illinois Springfield | 86% | 940–1200 | $12,252 | $9,833 | $57,103 | 53% |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 87% | 900–1160 | $13,334 | $13,297 | $53,390 | 62% |
| Wheaton College | 87% | 1260–1470 | $45,546 | $26,975 | $63,756 | 85% |
| Illinois State University | 88% | 990–1210 | $16,144 | $19,398 | $62,117 | 65% |
| Columbia College Chicago | 90% | — | $34,088 | $26,598 | $42,195 | 52% |
| VanderCook College of Music | 90% | — | $30,910 | $19,780 | $47,863 | 67% |
| Dominican University | 90% | 880–1100 | $38,978 | $11,745 | $60,327 | 55% |
| Monmouth College | 91% | 1000–1210 | $44,922 | $17,133 | $51,110 | 65% |
| Concordia University-Chicago | 93% | — | $37,488 | $18,436 | $54,089 | 37% |
| Rockford University | 93% | 850–1070 | $37,780 | $22,436 | $54,794 | 47% |
| National Louis University | 95% | — | $12,705 | $12,641 | $45,799 | 30% |
| Benedictine University | 95% | — | $35,940 | $22,313 | $63,446 | 50% |
| Roosevelt University | 97% | 895–1175 | $21,315 | $20,194 | $48,712 | 35% |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 98% | 950–1190 | $12,922 | $14,889 | $56,346 | 57% |
| Greenville University | 98% | 771–1230 | $32,200 | $19,533 | $46,827 | 40% |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | 100% | — | $15,000 | $7,626 | — | — |
| Trinity International University-Illinois | 100% | — | $12,320 | $2,835 | $46,989 | 46% |
| American Islamic College | 100% | — | $7,650 | — | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Net price is the average annual cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Earnings are median earnings 10 years after entering. A dash means the figure isn’t published for that school.
Trinity International University-Illinois has the lowest average net price in Illinois at $2,835 a year after grants and scholarships. Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago ($7,626) is next.
Students who enrolled at Chamberlain University-Illinois report median earnings of $92,405 ten years after entering.
Illinois has 58 colleges with published admissions data — 12 public and 46 private. Acceptance rates range from 5% to 100%.
The median in-state tuition at public colleges in Illinois is $13,291 a year, before room, board and other costs.
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