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#6 Best Public Universities in Illinois

ISU Comparisons

Normal, Illinois

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Compare with Illinois Public Colleges

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University of Illinois at Chicago

$870 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


N
Northern Illinois University

$2,050 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

$2,202 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


C
Chicago State University

$4,184 lower in-state tuition
37% lower acceptance rate


N
Northeastern Illinois University

$1,749 lower in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

$2,534 lower in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


W
Western Illinois University

$2,325 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


E
Eastern Illinois University

$2,131 lower in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


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University of Illinois at Springfield

$2,195 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


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Governors State University

$4,328 lower in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Illinois Private Colleges

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Lewis University

$24,480 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


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Aurora University

$15,360 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


E
Elmhurst College

$28,022 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


N
North Central College

$31,026 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


S
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

$41,710 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


N
North Park University

$21,510 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


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Millikin University

$28,900 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


M
McKendree University

$20,180 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


S
University of St Francis

$24,160 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


E
Eureka College

$15,610 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


M
Monmouth College

$30,224 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


C
Concordia University Chicago

$22,104 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


Q
Quincy University

$20,100 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


A
Augustana College

$35,926 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


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Olivet Nazarene University

$25,110 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


G
Greenville University

$18,158 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


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Methodist College of Nursing

$4,408 higher in-state tuition
53% lower acceptance rate


V
VanderCook College of Music

$15,830 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

G
Grand Valley State University

$2,112 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


B
Ball State University

$3,406 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


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Wayne State University

$1,093 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


L
University of Louisville

$484 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


C
Central Michigan University

$1,360 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


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Oakland University

$2,636 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


W
Western Michigan University

$2,683 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


E
Eastern Michigan University

$2,660 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


B
Bowling Green State University Main Campus

$568 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

$2,868 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


F
Ferris State University

$1,236 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


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Missouri State University Springfield

$4,364 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


A
Austin Peay State University

$5,024 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


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Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

$4,025 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


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Western Kentucky University

$728 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Murray State University

$3,644 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


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Saginaw Valley State University

$275 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


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Arkansas State University Main Campus

$4,952 lower in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


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Winona State University

$3,452 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


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Northwest Missouri State University

$5,825 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


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Indiana University South Bend

$4,566 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Kentucky University

$2,296 lower in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


S
University of Southern Indiana

$2,745 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


W
Wright State University Main Campus

$1,026 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Flint

$778 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Missouri St Louis

$147 lower in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Northwest

$4,566 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


S
Southeast Missouri State University

$4,079 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


T
The University of Tennessee Martin

$3,462 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


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Indiana University Southeast

$4,566 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University East

$4,566 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


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Indiana University Kokomo

$4,566 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


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Purdue University Northwest

$4,467 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

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University of Indianapolis

$21,412 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


C
Carthage College

$22,660 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


A
Adrian College

$26,481 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


A
Anderson University

$21,230 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


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Lindenwood University

$7,260 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


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Indiana Wesleyan University

$17,844 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


G
Georgetown College

$28,770 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


T
Trine University

$22,490 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


D
University of Detroit Mercy

$19,218 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


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Otterbein University

$21,984 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


C
Capital University

$28,060 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


H
Hanover College

$28,841 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


A
Albion College

$42,570 higher in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


M
Maryville University of Saint Louis

$12,926 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


G
Goshen College

$24,820 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Ambrose University

$22,450 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


S
Stephens College

$12,746 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


F
Franklin College

$23,796 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


N
Northwood University Michigan

$18,180 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


H
Heidelberg University

$21,060 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


C
Cardinal Stritch University

$22,904 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


A
Avila University

$10,550 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


F
The University of Findlay

$24,396 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


V
Viterbo University

$18,560 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


T
Trevecca Nazarene University

$15,460 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


C
Cornerstone University

$15,740 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


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Ripon College

$37,460 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


H
Huntington University

$16,074 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


A
Aquinas College

$24,640 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


C
Central College

$7,960 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


G
Grace College and Theological Seminary

$16,308 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


O
Oakland City University

$14,560 higher in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


C
Cleary University

$10,439 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


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Kentucky Wesleyan College

$18,200 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


W
Wisconsin Lutheran College

$21,370 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


M
College of Mount St. Joseph

$21,910 higher in-state tuition
32% lower acceptance rate


C
Clarke University

$25,060 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


T
Thomas More University

$22,220 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Norbert College

$30,464 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


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Missouri Baptist University

$19,944 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


M
Mount Vernon Nazarene University

$22,078 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


W
Williams Baptist College

$6,140 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


B
Brescia University

$15,160 higher in-state tuition
36% lower acceptance rate


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Kuyper College

$13,530 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


C
Calvary Bible College and Theological Seminary

$780 lower in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


M
Maranatha Baptist Bible College

$5,720 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


E
Emmaus Bible College

$7,960 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


F
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

$6,150 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


S
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

$440 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

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Florida Atlantic University

$9,318 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


W
Washington State University

$1,132 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


F
Florida Gulf Coast University

$7,649 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


W
West Virginia University

$2,480 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


B
Boise State University

$6,308 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


T
The University of Texas at San Antonio

$5,889 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Florida

$7,559 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


N
University of Nevada Las Vegas

$3,681 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mississippi

$2,768 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


M
Montclair State University

$915 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


A
University of Arkansas

$4,174 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


K
Kent State University at Kent

$464 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


K
Kennesaw State University

$7,390 lower in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate