2025 Cheapest Illinois College Costs Rankings
Among Illinois colleges, Governors State University has the cheapest tuition & fees ($11,320) and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville has the second lowest tuition & fees ($12,025) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Illinois College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Illinois College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Governors State University University Park, IL | $11,320 | $10,072 | - | - | 4,427 | 20% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | $12,025 | $10,102 | 1,030 | 97.2% | 12,519 | 55% | 15 to 1 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | $12,506 | $9,090 | - | 70.5% | 15,649 | 50% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 | Chicago State University Chicago, IL | $12,754 | $16,162 | - | 40.5% | 2,317 | 17% | 11 to 1 |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | $13,244 | $31,050 | 1,020 | 90.4% | 11,107 | 56% | 11 to 1 |
| 6 | Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | $14,085 | $13,290 | - | 75.0% | 7,643 | 45% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 | National Louis University Chicago, IL | $14,601 | $12,225 | - | 93.1% | 7,525 | 37% | 15 to 1 |
| 8 | DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL | $15,032 | $17,552 | 1,050 | 43.3% | 26,384 | 37% | 49 to 1 |
| 9 | Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL | $15,356 | $9,342 | - | 97.5% | 2,410 | 62% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 | Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | $15,566 | $22,695 | 1,010 | 67.8% | 8,857 | 45% | 15 to 1 |
Qualified Illinois Colleges in Core Admission Stats
