2024 Most Expensive Illinois Colleges

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 NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year $65,997
$2,529
$53,871
$847
7.00%23,1611,53096.00%6 to 1
2
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University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $65,619
$2,679
$66,543
$51
5.00%18,3391,55095.00%5 to 1
3
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Knox College Galesburg, ILPrivate, 4-year $55,587
$2,328
-71.01%1,0581,25074.00%9 to 1
4
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Lake Forest College Lake Forest, ILPrivate, 4-year $54,202
$1,300
$16,212
$396
58.99%1,7531,28077.00%12 to 1
5
1
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $51,716
$2,218
$22,305
$1,961
81.00%16,8991,25070.00%13 to 1
6
1
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $50,917
$638
$33,810
$1,911
55.00%6,9431,29075.00%13 to 1
7
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Augustana College Rock Island, ILPrivate, 4-year $49,834
$1,918
$34,660
$510
68.00%2,3491,12077.00%11 to 1
8
1
North Central College Naperville, ILPrivate, 4-year $44,394
$1,348
$15,822
-
58.00%2,6951,15063.00%12 to 1
9
1
DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $44,174
$1,074
$22,525
$416
74.00%20,9171,23069.00%17 to 1
10
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Wheaton College Wheaton, ILPrivate, 4-year $43,936
$1,696
$19,440
$720
89.98%2,8851,35088.00%12 to 1
Average$52,638$31,68856.80%9,7001,30078.40%11 to 1