There are 248 colleges in Illinois - 63 public and 185 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 $30,876. For Illinois community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $9,668 for state residents and $12,224 for out-of-state students.
In Illinois, for public 4-years 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).
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased 4.40% when living on campus and 5.14% when living off campus at Illinois Colleges.
In private Illinois Colleges, the COA has increase by 21.53% (on-campus) and 22.16% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the total cost of attendance is $35,895 when a student lives on campus and $36,219 when living off campus at Illinois Colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of COA for Illinois Colleges over the past 10 years.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends of Illinois Colleges
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus |
|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools | In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools |
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| 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 |
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| In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools | In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools |
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| 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% |
|---|
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $1,098 for Illinois Colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.
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% |
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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 |
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| 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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