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Net Price of Illinois Colleges by Income

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College

Avg. Net Cost (by Family Income Bracket)

Name
Total Cost Per Year
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Augustana College Rock Island, IL
Total Cost Per Year $64,848
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $15,787
  • $16,525
  • $16,865
  • $22,405
  • $28,086
Aurora University Aurora, IL
Total Cost Per Year $45,864
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $14,525
  • $14,089
  • $15,431
  • $19,300
  • $24,595
Benedictine University Lisle, IL
Total Cost Per Year $49,944
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $20,168
  • $17,869
  • $18,628
  • $23,517
  • $27,454
Bradley University Peoria, IL
Total Cost Per Year $55,970
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $17,269
  • $16,539
  • $18,609
  • $22,954
  • $30,008
Chicago State University Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $31,704
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $9,073
  • $9,550
  • $11,334
  • $13,899
  • $28,427
Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $54,288
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $20,924
  • $21,423
  • $25,590
  • $31,677
  • $36,436
Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL
Total Cost Per Year $49,998
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $16,795
  • $16,397
  • $15,768
  • $20,046
  • $23,907
DePaul University Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $66,798
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $27,359
  • $25,950
  • $28,687
  • $31,057
  • $37,092
Dominican University River Forest, IL
Total Cost Per Year $52,446
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $9,759
  • $9,014
  • $11,891
  • $16,851
  • $17,963
Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
Total Cost Per Year $27,619
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $9,828
  • $8,619
  • $11,412
  • $15,665
  • $21,027
Elmhurst College Elmhurst, IL
Total Cost Per Year $59,436
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $17,892
  • $18,377
  • $23,098
  • $25,419
  • $30,232
Governors State University University Park, IL
Total Cost Per Year $26,780
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $9,563
  • $10,933
  • $11,705
  • $16,741
  • $22,076
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $72,991
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $12,964
  • $13,415
  • $17,217
  • $21,858
  • $29,950
Illinois State University Normal, IL
Total Cost Per Year $34,309
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $11,568
  • $12,301
  • $16,348
  • $23,865
  • $28,224
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL
Total Cost Per Year $71,134
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $17,732
  • $19,057
  • $23,152
  • $27,396
  • $37,104
Judson University Elgin, IL
Total Cost Per Year $46,500
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $15,701
  • $18,010
  • $17,079
  • $21,124
  • $21,515
Knox College Galesburg, IL
Total Cost Per Year $68,626
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $17,134
  • $17,363
  • $23,844
  • $25,402
  • $31,983
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL
Total Cost Per Year $71,350
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $19,605
  • $20,210
  • $21,481
  • $26,055
  • $35,341
Lewis University Romeoville, IL
Total Cost Per Year $53,712
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $10,382
  • $11,712
  • $12,178
  • $19,908
  • $25,035
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $71,410
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $28,992
  • $28,663
  • $32,432
  • $36,853
  • $42,346
McKendree University Lebanon, IL
Total Cost Per Year $50,050
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $21,928
  • $21,432
  • $21,041
  • $28,333
  • $29,066
Millikin University Decatur, IL
Total Cost Per Year $60,100
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $18,659
  • $15,629
  • $23,053
  • $24,622
  • $27,524
Monmouth College Monmouth, IL
Total Cost Per Year $57,886
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $12,483
  • $12,400
  • $14,782
  • $18,057
  • $21,678
National Louis University Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $12,345
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $12,462
  • $11,567
  • $12,996
  • $15,447
  • $17,956
North Central College Naperville, IL
Total Cost Per Year $59,962
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $12,507
  • $13,486
  • $16,362
  • $20,590
  • $26,961
North Park University Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $49,600
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $14,845
  • $14,843
  • $16,067
  • $19,208
  • $22,964
Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $32,743
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $13,709
  • $12,824
  • $15,077
  • $20,464
  • $25,001
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
Total Cost Per Year $29,636
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $10,126
  • $9,854
  • $12,797
  • $17,612
  • $21,834
Northwestern University Evanston, IL
Total Cost Per Year $91,290
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $1,764
  • $6,099
  • $7,898
  • $18,282
  • $48,777
Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL
Total Cost Per Year $52,964
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $17,232
  • $15,056
  • $18,019
  • $23,218
  • $25,580
Quincy University Quincy, IL
Total Cost Per Year $50,800
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $16,502
  • $13,561
  • $17,804
  • $12,825
  • $25,231
Rockford University Rockford, IL
Total Cost Per Year $52,900
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $20,877
  • $20,841
  • $22,987
  • $21,229
  • $27,097
Roosevelt University Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $43,415
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $18,018
  • $18,280
  • $20,266
  • $24,944
  • $27,157
Saint Augustine College Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $14,488
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $15,524
  • $15,529
  • $15,272
  • N/A*
  • N/A*
Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $52,848
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $7,572
  • $7,702
  • $9,715
  • $15,132
  • $17,864
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $77,190
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $43,798
  • $39,845
  • $46,708
  • $49,595
  • $55,790
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL
Total Cost Per Year $29,409
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $9,415
  • $8,497
  • $10,308
  • $17,724
  • $23,254
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
Total Cost Per Year $30,246
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $8,483
  • $8,587
  • $11,116
  • $19,351
  • $24,684
Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL
Total Cost Per Year $37,825
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $12,891
  • $13,587
  • $15,592
  • $18,846
  • $23,986
University of Chicago Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $90,360
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $-1,264
  • $914
  • $226
  • $12,602
  • $48,524
University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
Total Cost Per Year $36,364
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $7,529
  • $8,119
  • $10,921
  • $16,185
  • $25,047
University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield, IL
Total Cost Per Year $28,440
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $5,778
  • $5,915
  • $9,520
  • $12,349
  • $16,544
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
Total Cost Per Year $33,642
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $2,038
  • $5,373
  • $7,982
  • $15,152
  • $28,761
University of St Francis Joliet, IL
Total Cost Per Year $52,780
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $8,547
  • $5,584
  • $10,749
  • $11,311
  • $20,192
Western Illinois University Macomb, IL
Total Cost Per Year $28,848
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $6,941
  • $8,787
  • $12,062
  • $16,294
  • $19,701
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL
Total Cost Per Year $59,670
Family Income
  • $0-$30K
  • $30-$48K
  • $48-$75K
  • $75-$110K
  • $110K+
Avg. Net Cost
  • $20,001
  • $18,587
  • $20,553
  • $24,176
  • $33,435

Source: National Center for Educational Statistics. This is the most recent data available as of February 2026.

*No data reported by the school or otherwise included in the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS database.

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Questions & Answers

  • What do all these numbers mean?

    All costs shown here are the average net cost paid by families in each income bracket for one year at the college in question. Net cost is the total cost of attendance for one year, minus government grants and institutional scholarships. Figures are based on data from the 2023-24 school year, which is the latest available as of February 2026.

  • What is the “Total Cost Per Year”?

    Total cost is the total cost of attendance for one year at that particular college. It includes:

    • Tuition and fees (in-state tuition for public schools)
    • Room and board (on campus)
    • Books and supplies
    • Other expenses (travel and personal)

    Click the View Details option under each school's total cost per year to see a detailed breakdown of its total cost of attendance.

  • How can I use this information?

    This information is useful for building a realistic college budget. The numbers show you what the average family in your income bracket paid at specific schools, after federal grants and institutional scholarships were awarded. Student loans are not included in these numbers. These figures are a good place to start, so you can begin your college financial planning with historical data and estimate what your costs might be, until you learn more about your specific situation.

  • Will my family pay the amount on this chart?

    Probably not. The numbers are averages. You may be below average or above average. However, there are two key points we can learn from this data:

    1. Families with higher incomes ($75,000-$110,000 and $110,000+) will pay closer to full price at public colleges.
    2. Private colleges have a higher list price, but they offer more financial aid, to help make their net price more affordable compared to public colleges.

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  • Where did this information come from?

    As part of federal financial aid, colleges are required to provide detailed cost information to the U.S. government. This data is made available to the public through the National Center for Education Statistics. For more details, click here.

  • What about athletes, merit aid or minority students?

    Athletes, high achieving students, and those with minority status are averaged in with everyone else. Within each income bracket, there are families that pay more than average and families that pay less than average.

  • The costs on this chart seem large. How can families afford to pay it?

    For many families, paying for college is not easy, but most families pay their net cost of college with some combination of:

    • College savings and investments
    • Payments from current income
    • Federal student Direct Loans
    • Federal parent PLUS Loans
    • Private loans
    • Scholarships
    • Tax planning
    • Student work

    The right options depend on your student and your family situation. If you plan ahead and choose the right strategies, you can potentially make college much more affordable, and you can potentially save thousands of dollars on college costs. To learn how, sign up for my free planning e-newsletter. It's loaded with tips, articles, and resources to help you plan and pay for college with proven financial strategies.

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