How much does college cost in Illinois?

The average in-state tuition in Illinois is $18,678 per year, based on 236 colleges.

What is the cheapest college in Illinois?

The lowest in-state tuition in Illinois is $2,000 at Triton College - Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Trning Fac..

What is the most expensive college in Illinois?

The highest in-state tuition in Illinois is N/A at Phipps Academy of Barbering - Bradley.

How does Illinois compare to the national average?

The national average in-state tuition is $18,082; Illinois is 3% above that.

How many colleges are in Illinois?

College Scorecard lists 236 colleges in Illinois.

College Tuition in Illinois (2026): Average Cost and Full List

	Illinois	National	Difference
Average in-state tuition	$18,678	$18,082	+3%

All 236 Colleges in Illinois

#	College	City	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State	Acceptance
1	Triton College - Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Trning Fac.	Chicago	$2,000	$2,000	N/A
2	Elgin Community College	Elgin	$3,252	$9,516	N/A
3	Waubonsee Community College	Sugar Grove	$3,504	$10,477	N/A
4	Lincoln Land Community College	Springfield	$3,744	$10,464	N/A
5	Moraine Valley Community College	Palos Hills	$3,822	$9,846	N/A
6	William Rainey Harper College	Palatine	$3,894	$11,874	N/A
7	Southwestern Illinois College	Belleville	$3,960	$6,720	N/A
8	Oakton College	Des Plaines	$3,985	$12,462	N/A
9	McHenry County College	Crystal Lake	$4,162	$14,399	N/A
10	Prairie State College	Chicago Heights	$4,176	$11,064	N/A
11	Illinois Valley Community College	Oglesby	$4,200	$16,385	N/A
12	Parkland College	Champaign	$4,284	$13,266	N/A
13	Rock Valley College	Rockford	$4,334	$7,379	N/A
14	Lewis and Clark Community College	Godfrey	$4,340	$7,840	N/A
15	Lake Land College	Mattoon	$4,415	$14,301	N/A
16	Danville Area Community College	Danville	$4,440	$7,440	N/A
17	Rend Lake College	Ina	$4,500	$7,800	N/A
18	Joliet Junior College	Joliet	$4,530	$13,800	N/A
19	College of DuPage	Glen Ellyn	$4,560	$12,750	N/A
20	Kishwaukee College	Malta	$4,560	$13,680	N/A
21	Southeastern Illinois College	Harrisburg	$4,560	$6,780	N/A
22	City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College	Chicago	$4,590	$15,150	N/A
23	City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College	Chicago	$4,590	$15,150	N/A
24	City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College	Chicago	$4,590	$15,150	N/A
25	City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College	Chicago	$4,590	$15,150	N/A
26	City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College	Chicago	$4,590	$15,150	N/A
27	City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College	Chicago	$4,590	$15,150	N/A
28	City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College	Chicago	$4,590	$15,150	N/A
29	John A Logan College	Carterville	$4,630	$7,540	N/A
30	Shawnee Community College	Ullin	$4,650	$7,500	N/A
31	Richland Community College	Decatur	$4,680	$17,070	N/A
32	College of Lake County	Grayslake	$4,788	$14,400	N/A
33	Illinois Central College	East Peoria	$4,800	$12,150	N/A
34	Kaskaskia College	Centralia	$4,800	$12,570	N/A
35	Black Hawk College	Moline	$4,920	$8,100	N/A
36	Highland Community College	Freeport	$4,936	$7,360	N/A
37	Triton College	River Grove	$5,070	$15,330	N/A
38	South Suburban College	South Holland	$5,093	$12,683	N/A
39	Kankakee Community College	Kankakee	$5,220	$25,830	N/A
40	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges	Olney	$5,260	$12,460	N/A
41	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College	Olney	$5,260	$12,460	N/A
42	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community College	Fairfield	$5,260	$12,460	N/A
43	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College	Robinson	$5,260	$12,460	N/A
44	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College	Mount Carmel	$5,260	$12,460	N/A
45	Sauk Valley Community College	Dixon	$5,340	$12,900	N/A
46	Carl Sandburg College	Galesburg	$5,390	$8,900	N/A
47	Morton College	Cicero	$5,502	$12,414	N/A
48	Heartland Community College	Normal	$5,550	$13,110	N/A
49	John Wood Community College	Quincy	$5,700	$9,300	N/A
50	Spoon River College	Canton	$6,090	$13,500	N/A
51	Pacific College of Health and Science	Chicago	$7,508	$7,508	N/A
52	American Islamic College	Chicago	$7,650	$7,650	100%
53	Columbia College - Elgin	Elgin	$8,256	$8,256	N/A
54	Graham Hospital School of Nursing	Canton	$8,417	$8,417	100%
55	Estelle Medical Academy	Skokie	$9,180	$9,180	N/A
56	Taylor Business Institute	Chicago	$12,000	$12,000	91%
57	Governors State University	University Park	$12,004	$12,004	48%
58	Capital Area Career Center	Springfield	$12,075	$12,075	94%
59	University of Illinois Springfield	Springfield	$12,252	$22,017	86%
60	Trinity International University-Illinois	Deerfield	$12,320	$12,320	100%
61	Northeastern Illinois University	Chicago	$12,383	$22,726	75%
62	Generations College	Chicago	$12,700	$12,700	N/A
63	National Louis University	Chicago	$12,705	$12,705	95%
64	Chicago State University	Chicago	$12,754	$12,754	43%
65	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville	$12,922	$12,922	98%
66	Northern Illinois University	Dekalb	$13,248	$13,248	70%
67	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Carbondale	$13,334	$13,334	87%
68	Eastern Illinois University	Charleston	$13,679	$16,217	65%
69	Rasmussen University-Illinois	Rockford	$14,078	$14,078	N/A
70	Rasmussen University-Aurora	Aurora	$14,078	$14,078	N/A
71	Rasmussen University-Romeoville/Joliet	Romeoville	$14,078	$14,078	N/A
72	Rasmussen University-Mokena/Tinley Park	Mokena	$14,078	$14,078	N/A
73	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago	$14,338	$29,884	77%
74	Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago	Chicago	$15,000	$15,000	100%
75	Hebrew Theological College	Skokie	$15,150	$15,150	57%
76	Western Illinois University	Macomb	$15,264	$15,264	71%
77	Moody Bible Institute	Chicago	$15,786	$15,786	83%
78	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	$16,004	$35,124	42%
79	Illinois State University	Normal	$16,144	$28,210	88%
80	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago	Chicago	$16,657	$16,657	N/A
81	Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College	Rockford	$16,699	$16,699	N/A
82	DeVry University-Illinois	Lisle	$17,408	$17,408	98%
83	Fox College	Tinley Park	$17,670	$17,670	70%
84	SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago	Chicago	$17,994	$17,994	N/A
85	Methodist College	Peoria	$18,008	$18,008	39%
86	Morrison Institute of Technology	Morrison	$20,355	$20,355	N/A
87	Worsham College of Mortuary Science	Wheeling	$20,500	$20,500	92%
88	Americare Technical School	Park Ridge	$20,500	$20,500	100%
89	Trinity Christian College	Palos Heights	$20,605	$20,605	85%
90	Roosevelt University	Chicago	$21,315	$21,315	97%
91	Chamberlain University-Illinois	Addison	$21,536	$21,536	83%
92	The Chicago School at Chicago	Chicago	$21,780	$21,780	34%
93	MDT College of Health Sciences	Chicago	$21,870	$21,870	64%
94	East-West University	Chicago	$25,395	$25,395	N/A
95	Millikin University	Decatur	$26,892	$26,892	67%
96	Saint Anthony College of Nursing	Rockford	$27,811	$27,811	N/A
97	Blackburn College	Carlinville	$28,149	$28,149	63%
98	Eureka College	Eureka	$29,096	$29,096	85%
99	Aurora University	Aurora	$29,170	$29,170	81%
100	VanderCook College of Music	Chicago	$30,910	$30,910	89%
101	Judson University	Elgin	$31,360	$31,360	48%
102	Greenville University	Greenville	$32,200	$32,200	98%
103	Columbia College Chicago	Chicago	$34,088	$34,088	89%
104	Principia College	Elsah	$34,680	$34,680	N/A
105	McKendree University	Lebanon	$34,740	$34,740	72%
106	Benedictine University	Lisle	$35,940	$35,940	95%
107	North Park University	Chicago	$36,710	$36,710	69%
108	Quincy University	Quincy	$37,140	$37,140	51%
109	Concordia University-Chicago	River Forest	$37,488	$37,488	93%
110	Rockford University	Rockford	$37,780	$37,780	93%
111	Saint Xavier University	Chicago	$37,940	$37,940	84%
112	University of St Francis	Joliet	$38,110	$38,110	65%
113	Illinois College	Jacksonville	$38,676	$38,676	78%
114	Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais	$38,900	$38,900	56%
115	Dominican University	River Forest	$38,978	$38,978	90%
116	Lewis University	Romeoville	$39,200	$39,200	71%
117	Bradley University	Peoria	$42,160	$42,160	77%
118	Elmhurst University	Elmhurst	$42,955	$42,955	74%
119	Monmouth College	Monmouth	$44,922	$44,922	91%
120	Wheaton College	Wheaton	$45,546	$45,546	87%
121	North Central College	Naperville	$45,726	$45,726	77%
122	DePaul University	Chicago	$45,999	$45,999	76%
123	Augustana College	Rock Island	$51,598	$51,598	63%
124	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago	$52,386	$52,386	55%
125	Loyola University Chicago	Chicago	$53,710	$53,710	82%
126	Lake Forest College	Lake Forest	$56,402	$56,402	57%
127	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	Chicago	$56,420	$56,420	77%
128	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington	$57,704	$57,704	39%
129	Knox College	Galesburg	$57,903	$57,903	71%
130	Northwestern University	Evanston	$68,322	$68,322	8%
131	University of Chicago	Chicago	$70,662	$70,662	4%
132	Adler University	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
133	Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Quincy	N/A	N/A	N/A
134	Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park	Tinley Park	N/A	N/A	N/A
135	Cameo Beauty Academy	Oak Lawn	N/A	N/A	N/A
136	Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa Park	Villa Park	N/A	N/A	N/A
137	Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
138	Capri Beauty College	Oak Forest	N/A	N/A	N/A
139	Catholic Theological Union at Chicago	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
140	Midwestern University-Downers Grove	Downers Grove	N/A	N/A	N/A
141	Chicago Theological Seminary	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
142	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture	Urbana	N/A	N/A	N/A
143	Cosmetology & Spa Academy	Crystal Lake	N/A	N/A	N/A
144	First Institute of Travel Inc.	Crystal Lake	N/A	N/A	N/A
145	Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary	Evanston	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Gem City College	Quincy	N/A	N/A	N/A
147	G Skin & Beauty Institute	Schaumburg	N/A	N/A	N/A
148	Hair Professionals Career College	Sycamore	N/A	N/A	N/A
149	Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology	Oswego	N/A	N/A	N/A
150	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	North Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
151	Illinois College of Optometry	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
152	Institute for Clinical Social Work	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
153	Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru	PERU	N/A	N/A	N/A
154	Lake Forest Graduate School of Management	Lake Forest	N/A	N/A	N/A
155	Lakeview College of Nursing	Danville	N/A	N/A	N/A
156	Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park	Melrose Park	N/A	N/A	N/A
157	Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
158	Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Rock Island	N/A	N/A	N/A
159	Steven Papageorge Hair Academy	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
160	McCormick Theological Seminary	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
161	Meadville Theological School of Lombard College	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
162	National University of Health Sciences	Lombard	N/A	N/A	N/A
163	Cosmetology Concepts Niles	Niles	N/A	N/A	N/A
164	Northern Baptist Theological Seminary	Lisle	N/A	N/A	N/A
165	Oehrlein School of Cosmetology	East Peoria	N/A	N/A	N/A
166	Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy	Joliet	N/A	N/A	N/A
167	Rush University	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
168	Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	Peoria	N/A	N/A	N/A
169	St. John's College	Springfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
170	University of Saint Mary of the Lake	Mundelein	N/A	N/A	N/A
171	Spertus College	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
172	Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling	Sterling	N/A	N/A	N/A
173	University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts	Springfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
174	ETI School of Skilled Trades	Willowbrook	N/A	N/A	N/A
175	Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture	Hillside	N/A	N/A	N/A
176	Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford	Rockford	N/A	N/A	N/A
177	Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc	Lisle	N/A	N/A	N/A
178	Hair Professionals Career College	Palos Hills	N/A	N/A	N/A
179	Rosel School of Cosmetology	Niles	N/A	N/A	N/A
180	Pivot Point Academy	Bloomingdale	N/A	N/A	N/A
181	John Amico School of Hair Design	Oak Forest	N/A	N/A	N/A
182	G Skin & Beauty Institute	Oakbrook	N/A	N/A	N/A
183	Erikson Institute	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
184	Career Center of Southern Illinois	Red Bud	N/A	N/A	57%
185	Illinois Media School	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois	Springfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
187	Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie	Skokie	N/A	N/A	N/A
188	Endeavor Health School of Nurse Anesthesia-DePaul University	Evanston	N/A	N/A	N/A
189	Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc.	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
190	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
191	Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
192	CALC Institute of Technology	Alton	N/A	N/A	N/A
193	University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
194	The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology	Downers Grove	N/A	N/A	N/A
195	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
196	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale Heights	Glendale Heights	N/A	N/A	N/A
197	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria	Peoria	N/A	N/A	N/A
198	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford	Rockford	N/A	N/A	N/A
199	The Aveda Institute of Beauty and Wellness Chicago	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
200	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville	Libertyville	N/A	N/A	N/A
201	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview	Bridgeview	N/A	N/A	N/A
202	Capri Beauty College	New Lenox	N/A	N/A	N/A
203	Ambria College of Nursing	Hoffman Estates	N/A	N/A	N/A
204	Midwestern Career College	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
205	Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
206	Universal Spa Training Academy	Downers Grove	N/A	N/A	N/A
207	Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
208	Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute	Skokie	N/A	N/A	N/A
209	State Career College	Gurnee	N/A	N/A	N/A
210	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
211	Reflections Academy of Beauty	Decatur	N/A	N/A	N/A
212	Larry's Barber College	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
213	Verve College	Oak Brook	N/A	N/A	N/A
214	Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills	Vernon Hills	N/A	N/A	N/A
215	Empire Beauty School-Stone Park	Stone Park	N/A	N/A	N/A
216	Trenz Beauty Academy	Calumet City	N/A	N/A	N/A
217	Networks Barber College	Calumet City	N/A	N/A	N/A
218	Creative Touch Cosmetology School	Waterloo	N/A	N/A	N/A
219	Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology	Dekalb	N/A	N/A	N/A
220	HVAC Technical Institute	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
221	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin	Elgin	N/A	N/A	N/A
222	CAAN Academy of Nursing	Matteson	N/A	N/A	N/A
223	Northwest Suburban College	Rollng Meadows	N/A	N/A	N/A
224	Phipps Academy of Barbering	Richton Park	N/A	N/A	N/A
225	Chicago Professional Center	Prospect Heights	N/A	N/A	N/A
226	Larry's Barber College	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
227	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Normal	Normal	N/A	N/A	N/A
228	Larry's Barber College-Joliet	Joliet	N/A	N/A	N/A
229	Stellar Career College	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
230	I M Beauty School	Glenview	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Chicago College of Oriental Medicine	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
232	University of Notre Dame -	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
233	Pivot Point Academy - Wahl Barber Academy	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
234	Relay Graduate School of Education - Chicago	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
235	Networks Barber College	Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A
236	Phipps Academy of Barbering - Bradley	Bradley	N/A	N/A	N/A

College Tuition in Illinois (2026)

Illinois vs. National Average