For Illinois Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $30,762.
Northwestern University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $65,997 and Christian Life College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,050 among Illinois Private colleges. For graduate programs, University of Chicago has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $66,543 and The John Marshall Law School has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,840 among Illinois Private colleges.
The average COA of Illinois Private colleges in 2024 is $47,666 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $30,762 | $21,698 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,194 | $1,194 |
| Room & Board | $12,566 | $12,566 |
| Other Expenses | $3,145 | $3,145 |
| COA | $47,666 | $38,603 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Illinois Private colleges is $30,762. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Illinois Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $29,196 | $789 |
| 2020-2021 | $28,569 | $751 |
| 2021-2022 | $28,815 | $776 |
| 2022-2023 | $29,543 | $814 |
| 2023-2024 | $29,898 | $864 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Illinois Private colleges in 2024 is $21,698.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Illinois Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $19,772 | $739 |
| 2020-2021 | $20,002 | $755 |
| 2021-2022 | $20,121 | $748 |
| 2022-2023 | $20,505 | $745 |
| 2023-2024 | $20,906 | $792 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Illinois Private colleges in 2024 is $1,136.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $970.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $1,060 | $949 |
| 2020-2021 | $1,085 | $943 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,088 | $962 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,125 | $954 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,136 | $970 |
The average living costs of Illinois Private colleges in 2024 is $15,711 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,020 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Illinois Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,912 | $2,711 | $9,536 | $3,447 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,258 | $2,711 | $9,876 | $3,990 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,665 | $2,742 | $10,291 | $3,960 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,176 | $2,820 | $10,771 | $4,229 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,566 | $3,145 | $11,562 | $4,458 |