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Expensive Graduate Schools to Attend in Illinois

We select the most expensive graduate programs in Illinois. Those schools have the most highest tuition & fees besides room, board, and other living expenses. University of Chicago requires the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $68,652 in Illinois. Northwestern University ($54,655) and Illinois Institute of Technology ($35,222) have the expensive tuition & fees followed by University of Chicago.
Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduate tuition & fees in Illinois.
Expensive Graduate Schools to Attend in Illinois (2024-2025)
NameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateEnrollment
1University of Chicago
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL
$68,6524.48%18,566
2Northwestern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEvanston, IL
$54,6557.69%23,856
3Illinois Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL
$35,22254.93%8,834
4Augustana College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRock Island, IL
$35,01062.68%2,570
5Elmhurst University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsElmhurst, IL
$34,46073.64%3,997
6University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Public, four-yearsChampaign, IL
$34,406
(in-state: $19,278)
42.37%59,238
7Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Public, four-yearsCarbondale, IL
$31,122
(in-state: $14,220)
86.88%11,790
8University of Illinois Chicago
Public, four-yearsChicago, IL
$27,748
(in-state: $17,550)
77.35%33,906
9DePaul University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL
$23,35875.89%21,210
10Eastern Illinois University
Public, four-yearsCharleston, IL
$23,214
(in-state: $11,647)
65.35%8,505