Illinois Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

List of Private Colleges by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 55 private colleges in Illinois with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in Illinois? University of Chicago tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $66,939. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

List of Illinois Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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$66,939
Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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$65,997
Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL

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$55,704
Knox College

Galesburg, IL

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$55,587
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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$54,530
Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

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$54,202
Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

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$51,763
Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

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$51,716
Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

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$49,834
DePaul University

Chicago, IL

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$44,460
North Central College

Naperville, IL

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$44,394
Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

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$43,930
Millikin University

Decatur, IL

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$27,784
Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL

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$43,520
Elmhurst College

Elmhurst, IL

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$41,628
Bradley University

Peoria, IL

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$39,680
Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

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$37,940
Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

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$37,882