Tuition Trends for Illinois colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 232 colleges in Illinois - 62 public and 170 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Illinois is $13,493 for Illinois residents and $18,989 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $32,364. For Illinois community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $9,828 for state residents and $12,437 for out-of-state students.

Illinois public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 24.11% from $11,627 (2015) to $14,430 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by -8.12% over the past decade from $20,623 (2015) to $18,949 (2024). In private Illinois colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 20.63%, from $25,164 (2015) to $30,356 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 4.40% when living on campus and by 5.14% when living off campus at public Illinois colleges. For private Illinois colleges, the COA has increased by 21.53% (on-campus) and 22.16% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Illinois colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$25,386	$34,382	$38,923	$25,451	$34,447	$38,988
2015-16	$25,883 1.96%	$34,162 -0.64%	$39,596 1.73%	$25,759 1.21%	$34,038 -1.19%	$39,472 1.24%
2016-17	$26,463 2.24%	$34,266 0.30%	$40,793 3.02%	$26,093 1.30%	$33,896 -0.42%	$40,423 2.41%
2017-18	$26,959 1.87%	$34,659 1.15%	$41,579 1.93%	$26,555 1.77%	$34,255 1.06%	$41,175 1.86%
2018-19	$27,582 2.31%	$34,352 -0.89%	$41,674 0.23%	$26,840 1.07%	$33,610 -1.88%	$40,932 -0.59%
2019-20	$27,807 0.82%	$35,156 2.34%	$42,281 1.46%	$27,401 2.09%	$34,750 3.39%	$41,875 2.30%
2020-21	$28,201 1.42%	$33,988 -3.32%	$43,229 2.24%	$28,197 2.91%	$33,984 -2.20%	$43,225 3.22%
2021-22	$28,761 1.99%	$34,730 2.18%	$44,019 1.83%	$28,716 1.84%	$34,685 2.06%	$43,974 1.73%
2022-23	$29,407 2.25%	$35,663 2.69%	$45,942 4.37%	$29,457 2.58%	$35,713 2.96%	$45,992 4.59%
2023-24	$31,376 6.70%	$35,895 0.65%	$47,302 2.96%	$31,700 7.61%	$36,219 1.42%	$47,626 3.55%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Illinois colleges is $14,430 for Illinois residents and $18,949 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $31,688.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $16,015 for Illinois residents and $22,023 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $20,675.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Illinois colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$11,627	$20,623	$25,164	$10,882	$19,440	$18,699
2015-16	$11,964 2.90%	$20,243 -1.84%	$25,677 2.04%	$11,176 2.70%	$19,557 0.60%	$18,725 0.14%
2016-17	$12,184 1.84%	$19,987 -1.26%	$26,514 3.26%	$11,501 2.91%	$19,810 1.29%	$19,824 5.87%
2017-18	$12,499 2.59%	$20,199 1.06%	$27,119 2.28%	$11,812 2.70%	$20,056 1.24%	$20,271 2.25%
2018-19	$12,712 1.70%	$19,482 -3.55%	$26,804 -1.16%	$12,003 1.62%	$18,466 -7.93%	$19,819 -2.23%
2019-20	$12,957 1.93%	$20,306 4.23%	$27,431 2.34%	$11,602 -3.34%	$18,159 -1.66%	$19,519 -1.51%
2020-21	$13,073 0.90%	$18,860 -7.12%	$28,101 2.44%	$11,772 1.47%	$18,148 -0.06%	$20,282 3.91%
2021-22	$13,308 1.80%	$19,277 2.21%	$28,566 1.65%	$11,930 1.34%	$18,541 2.17%	$20,378 0.47%
2022-23	$13,240 -0.51%	$19,496 1.14%	$29,775 4.23%	$12,482 4.63%	$19,101 3.02%	$19,559 -4.02%
2023-24	$14,430 8.99%	$18,949 -2.81%	$30,356 1.95%	$13,120 5.11%	$18,969 -0.69%	$19,936 1.93%

Illinois 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Illinois Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Illinois colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,269
2015-16	$1,257 -0.95%
2016-17	$1,264 0.56%
2017-18	$1,291 2.14%
2018-19	$1,265 -2.01%
2019-20	$1,153 -8.85%
2020-21	$1,113 -3.47%
2021-22	$1,090 -2.07%
2022-23	$1,064 -2.39%
2023-24	$1,098 3.20%

Living Costs Changes

For Illinois colleges, the living have increased 21.60% when a student lives on campus facilities and 19.10% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Illinois colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$12,490	$13,392
2015-16	$12,662 2.50%	$13,594 0.27%
2016-17	$13,015 2.82%	$13,849 1.48%
2017-18	$13,169 1.47%	$14,037 0.91%
2018-19	$13,605 4.34%	$14,645 -0.66%
2019-20	$13,697 0.77%	$14,805 3.88%
2020-21	$14,015 2.37%	$15,298 5.17%
2021-22	$14,363 2.83%	$15,576 3.49%
2022-23	$15,103 5.39%	$16,492 5.26%
2023-24	$15,848 3.43%	$17,230 6.47%

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Tuition Trends for Illinois colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes