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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 $12,004 in Illinois. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville ($12,092) and Chicago State University ($12,757) have the Inexpensive tuition & fees followed by Governors State University.
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 highest tuition & fees in Illinois.
Inexpensive Colleges to Attend in Illinois (2024-2025)
NameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateEnrollment
1Governors State University
Public, four-yearsUniversity Park, IL
$12,004
(in-state: $12,004)
48.27%4,397
2Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Public, four-yearsEdwardsville, IL
$12,092
(in-state: $12,092)
97.50%11,893
3Chicago State University
Public, four-yearsChicago, IL
$12,757
(in-state: $12,757)
43.26%2,238
4Northern Illinois University
Public, four-yearsDekalb, IL
$13,060
(in-state: $13,060)
69.79%15,414
5National Louis University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL
$13,24595.05%8,915
6Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Public, four-yearsCarbondale, IL
$13,334
(in-state: $13,334)
86.88%11,790
7Western Illinois University
Public, four-yearsMacomb, IL
$14,572
(in-state: $14,572)
71.18%6,332
8Eastern Illinois University
Public, four-yearsCharleston, IL
$15,859
(in-state: $13,377)
65.35%8,505
9University of Illinois Springfield
Public, four-yearsSpringfield, IL
$20,139
(in-state: $12,557)
85.88%4,628
10Trinity Christian College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPalos Heights, IL
$20,60584.92%854