Colleges in Illinois: ACT scores and what they really cost.

57 four-year colleges in Illinois, 32 of which publish an admitted ACT range. The lowest average net price among IL schools is $2,835 a year at Trinity International University-Illinois, after grant and scholarship aid. Sorted cheapest first. All figures from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Net price is total cost of attendance (tuition, fees, housing, books) minus grant and scholarship aid, for students receiving federal aid. Admitted ACT range is the 25th to 75th percentile of admitted students; schools that do not publish a range may still accept ACT scores. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Common questions

How many four-year colleges are in Illinois?

Illinois (IL) has 57 four-year colleges reporting an average net price to the U.S. Department of Education. 32 of them publish an admitted ACT score range; the rest are test-optional or do not report one, though they may still accept ACT scores.

What is the cheapest college in Illinois?

By average net price after grant and scholarship aid, Trinity International University-Illinois in Deerfield is the least expensive four-year college in Illinois at $2,835 a year. Net price is the total cost of attendance minus aid that does not need to be repaid, for students receiving federal aid. What a specific family pays varies by household income.

Are public colleges cheaper than private colleges in Illinois?

Usually, but not always. Among Illinois's 12 public colleges the median net price is $13,297 a year, against $20,729 across 45 private colleges. Private schools often discount heavily through grant aid, so a private college can cost a specific family less than a public one despite a far higher sticker price.

Does household income change what college costs in Illinois?

Substantially. Across Illinois colleges the median net price is $14,845 a year for a family earning under $30,000 and $25,788 for one earning over $110,000, at the same schools. The average price a college publishes blends every income level together, so it may be far from what any particular family pays.

Colleges in Illinois: ACT scores and what they really cost.

Trinity International University-Illinois

Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago

University of Illinois Springfield

Saint Xavier University

University of Illinois Chicago

Dominican University

Governors State University

Chicago State University

National Louis University

Eastern Illinois University

Western Illinois University

University of St Francis

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Northern Illinois University

Northeastern Illinois University

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Chicago

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

North Park University

Lewis University

Monmouth College

Eureka College

Illinois College

Illinois Institute of Technology

Concordia University-Chicago

Blackburn College

Judson University

Aurora University

Trinity Christian College

Illinois State University

Greenville University

VanderCook College of Music

Roosevelt University

Quincy University

Olivet Nazarene University

North Central College

East-West University

Millikin University

Moody Bible Institute

Benedictine University

Rockford University

Bradley University

Augustana College

Elmhurst University

Knox College

McKendree University

Columbia College Chicago

Hebrew Theological College

Wheaton College

Illinois Wesleyan University

Lake Forest College

Northwestern University

DePaul University

Chamberlain University-Illinois

Loyola University Chicago

Methodist College

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Common questions

How many four-year colleges are in Illinois?

What is the cheapest college in Illinois?

Are public colleges cheaper than private colleges in Illinois?

Does household income change what college costs in Illinois?