There are 17 National Universities in Illinois - 6 public and 11 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $14,295 for Illinois residents and $21,992 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $39,139. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $13,242 for Illinois residents and $20,862 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $27,457 in average.

Northwestern University has the highest tuition & fees of $65,997 and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville has the lowest tuition & fees of $12,025 among National Universities in Illinois.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the largest school with 56,916 students and Trinity International University-Illinois is the smallest school with 1,242 students among those schools.

Comparison between 17 National Universities in Illinois with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between National Universities in Illinois
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Aurora UniversityAurora, ILPrivate, 4-year $28,220$15,363 84.99%59% 18 to 1 5,918
Bradley UniversityPeoria, ILPrivate, 4-year $39,680$19,014 77.00%76% 12 to 1 5,552
DePaul UniversityChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $44,174$22,525 74.00%69% 17 to 1 20,917
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $50,917$33,810 55.00%75% 13 to 1 6,943
Illinois State UniversityNormal, ILPublic, 4-year $23,479
($14,121)		$12,646
($10,009)		 89.00%66% 19 to 1 20,683
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $51,716$22,305 81.00%70% 13 to 1 16,899
National Louis UniversityChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $14,601$12,225 93.00%30% 15 to 1 7,525
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, ILPublic, 4-year $12,506
($12,506)		$9,090
($9,090)		 70.00%53% 14 to 1 15,649
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILPrivate, 4-year $65,997$53,871 7.00%96% 6 to 1 23,161
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $20,280$23,094 94.00%42% 11 to 1 3,725
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, ILPublic, 4-year $13,244
($13,244)		$31,050
($14,148)		 90.00%49% 11 to 1 11,107
Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year $12,025
($12,025)		$10,102
($10,102)		 97.00%53% 15 to 1 12,519
Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, ILPrivate, 4-year $12,320$18,520 93.18%49% 12 to 1 1,242
University of ChicagoChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $65,619$66,543 5.00%95% 5 to 1 18,339
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, ILPublic, 4-year $31,505
($15,816)		$28,641
($17,268)		 79.00%61% 18 to 1 33,747
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, ILPublic, 4-year $39,192
($18,060)		$33,640
($18,837)		 44.00%84% 21 to 1 56,916
University of St FrancisJoliet, ILPrivate, 4-year $37,000$14,757 63.98%64% 13 to 1 3,297