Illinois Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $32,630 over 47 4-year Illinois colleges. It is a 0.94% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, tuition at 40 Illinois colleges increased, and tuition at 4 colleges decreased.

Northwestern University is the most expensive Illinois college with tuition & fees of $65,997.

University of Chicago ($65,619) and Knox College ($55,587) are following it in the list of Illinois Colleges with the Highest Tuition & Fees.

The average acceptance rate is 56.80% and the average SAT score is 1,300 at the schools.

Table. Illinois Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees Comparison
	School Name	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Total Population	SAT Score	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year	$65,997 $2,529	$53,871 $847	7.00%	23,161	1,530	96.00%	6 to 1
2 -	University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	$65,619 $2,679	$66,543 $51	5.00%	18,339	1,550	95.00%	5 to 1
3 -	Knox College Galesburg, ILPrivate, 4-year	$55,587 $2,328	-	71.01%	1,058	1,250	74.00%	9 to 1
4 -	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, ILPrivate, 4-year	$54,202 $1,300	$16,212 $396	58.99%	1,753	1,280	77.00%	12 to 1
5 1	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	$51,716 $2,218	$22,305 $1,961	81.00%	16,899	1,250	70.00%	13 to 1
6 1	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	$50,917 $638	$33,810 $1,911	55.00%	6,943	1,290	75.00%	13 to 1
7 -	Augustana College Rock Island, ILPrivate, 4-year	$49,834 $1,918	$34,660 $510	68.00%	2,349	1,120	77.00%	11 to 1
8 1	North Central College Naperville, ILPrivate, 4-year	$44,394 $1,348	$15,822 -	58.00%	2,695	1,150	63.00%	12 to 1
9 1	DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	$44,174 $1,074	$22,525 $416	74.00%	20,917	1,230	69.00%	17 to 1
10 -	Wheaton College Wheaton, ILPrivate, 4-year	$43,936 $1,696	$19,440 $720	89.98%	2,885	1,350	88.00%	12 to 1
	Average	$52,638	$31,688	56.80%	9,700	1,300	78.40%	11 to 1

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