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Inexpensive Colleges to Attend in Illinois

We select the most inexpensive colleges in Illinois. Those schools have the most lowest tuition & fees besides room, board, and other living expenses. Governors State University requires the most inexpensive tuition & fees of $11,320 in Illinois. National Louis University ($12,345) and Northern Illinois University ($12,700) have the Inexpensive tuition & fees followed by Governors State University.
We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest tuition & fees in Illinois.
Inexpensive Colleges to Attend in Illinois (2023-2024)
NameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateEnrollment
1Governors State University
Public, four-yearsUniversity Park, IL
$11,320
(in-state: $10,468)
57.48%4,427
2National Louis University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL
$12,34592.05%7,525
3Northern Illinois University
Public, four-yearsDekalb, IL
$12,700
(in-state: $12,472)
70.68%15,649
4Chicago State University
Public, four-yearsChicago, IL
$12,754
(in-state: $12,018)
48.51%2,317
5Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Public, four-yearsEdwardsville, IL
$12,922
(in-state: $11,748)
97.51%12,519
6Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Public, four-yearsCarbondale, IL
$13,244
(in-state: $15,416)
91.50%11,107
7Western Illinois University
Public, four-yearsMacomb, IL
$14,952
(in-state: $13,661)
75.00%7,643
8Eastern Illinois University
Public, four-yearsCharleston, IL
$15,879
(in-state: $13,403)
67.96%8,857
9Roosevelt University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL
$20,28088.32%3,725
10Trinity Christian College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPalos Heights, IL
$20,32570.68%908