2024 Cheapest Illinois Colleges

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $32,630 over 47 4-years Illinois colleges.

Governors State University is the cheapest Illinois college with tuition & fees of $11,320.

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville ($12,025) and Trinity International University-Illinois ($12,320) are following it in the list of Illinois Colleges with the Lowest Tuition & Fees.

The average acceptance rate is 77.13% and the average SAT score is 1,033 at the schools.

Table. Illinois Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
10
Governors State University University Park, ILPublic, 4-year $11,320
($11,320)
$6,660
$10,072
($10,072)
$4,872
-4,427-20.00%10 to 1
2
1
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year $12,025
($12,025)
$277
$10,102
($10,102)
$403
97.00%12,5191,03053.00%15 to 1
3
22
Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, ILPrivate, 4-year $12,320
$21,578
$18,520
$120
93.18%1,242-49.00%12 to 1
4
1
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, ILPublic, 4-year $12,506
($12,506)
$34
$9,090
($9,090)
$24
70.00%15,649-53.00%14 to 1
5
3
Chicago State University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year $12,754
($12,754)
$736
$16,162
($10,294)
$121
41.00%2,317-27.00%11 to 1
6
4
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, ILPublic, 4-year $13,244
($13,244)
$2,172
$31,050
($14,148)
$2,172
90.00%11,1071,02049.00%11 to 1
7
3
Western Illinois University Macomb, ILPublic, 4-year $14,085
($14,085)
$424
$13,290
($13,290)
$597
75.00%7,643-47.00%13 to 1
8
2
National Louis University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $14,601
$357
$12,225
$54
93.00%7,525-30.00%15 to 1
9
4
Hebrew Theological College Skokie, ILPrivate, 4-year $14,700
$500
$5,550
-
92.00%160-20.00%5 to 1
10
2
DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, ILPrivate, 4-year $15,032
-
$17,552
-
43.00%26,3841,05043.00%49 to 1
Average$13,259
($12,656)
$14,361
($11,166)
77.13%8,8971,03339.10%16 to 1