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#4 Best Public Universities in Illinois

Northern Illinois Comparisons

Dekalb, Illinois

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Compare with Illinois Public Colleges

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University of Illinois at Chicago

$1,388 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


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Illinois State University

$2,276 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


S
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

$152 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


C
Chicago State University

$1,750 lower in-state tuition
29% lower acceptance rate


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Northeastern Illinois University

$553 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


S
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

$214 lower in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


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Western Illinois University

$11 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Illinois University

$113 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


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University of Illinois at Springfield

$145 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


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Governors State University

$1,918 lower in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Illinois Private Colleges

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Lewis University

$27,802 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


A
Aurora University

$18,210 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


E
Elmhurst College

$31,468 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


D
Dominican University

$27,404 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


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Roosevelt University

$10,210 higher in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


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North Park University

$24,895 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


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Millikin University

$32,988 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


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University of St Francis

$27,210 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


S
Saint Xavier University

$25,890 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


E
Eureka College

$17,660 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


I
Illinois College

$27,080 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


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Monmouth College

$33,530 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


C
Concordia University Chicago

$25,410 higher in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


O
Olivet Nazarene University

$27,160 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


B
Blackburn College

$16,968 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


T
Trinity International University

$1,970 higher in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


T
Trinity Christian College

$10,010 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


G
Greenville University

$20,208 higher in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


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Methodist College of Nursing

$6,458 higher in-state tuition
39% lower acceptance rate


V
VanderCook College of Music

$18,850 higher in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

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Grand Valley State University

$4,838 higher in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


C
Central Michigan University

$3,950 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


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Oakland University

$4,904 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


W
Western Michigan University

$5,408 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Michigan University

$5,410 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


B
Bowling Green State University Main Campus

$1,821 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

$549 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


F
Ferris State University

$3,734 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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Northern Kentucky University

$722 higher in-state tuition
26% higher acceptance rate


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Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

$1,741 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


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Purdue University Calumet Campus

$3,044 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


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University of Northern Iowa

$1,394 lower in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


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Saginaw Valley State University

$2,450 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


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Northwest Missouri State University

$3,348 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


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Indiana University South Bend

$2,298 lower in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


S
University of Southern Indiana

$1,039 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


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Wright State University Main Campus

$1,348 higher in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate


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University of Michigan Flint

$3,600 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


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University of Missouri St Louis

$3,650 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


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Indiana University Northwest

$2,298 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


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Indiana University Southeast

$2,298 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University East

$2,298 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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Purdue University North Central Campus

$3,044 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


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Indiana University Kokomo

$2,298 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


P
Purdue University Northwest

$2,196 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

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University of Indianapolis

$24,626 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


C
Carthage College

$26,710 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


A
Adrian College

$29,490 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


A
Anderson University

$24,800 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


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Lindenwood University

$10,110 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


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Indiana Wesleyan University

$21,378 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


G
Georgetown College

$31,230 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


C
Capital University

$31,508 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


A
Albion College

$45,436 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


D
University of Dubuque

$28,470 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


W
Wartburg College

$38,700 higher in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


B
Bethel College Mishawaka

$22,950 higher in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


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University of Saint Francis Fort Wayne

$24,400 higher in-state tuition
28% higher acceptance rate


W
Webster University

$20,740 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


M
Maryville University of Saint Louis

$14,976 higher in-state tuition
24% higher acceptance rate


G
Goshen College

$27,970 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


S
Spring Arbor University

$22,150 higher in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


M
Madonna University

$17,570 higher in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


F
Franklin College

$26,810 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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Northwood University Michigan

$21,610 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


W
William Jewell College

$8,810 higher in-state tuition
36% lower acceptance rate


H
Heidelberg University

$23,110 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


C
Cardinal Stritch University

$24,954 higher in-state tuition
30% higher acceptance rate


S
Siena Heights University

$18,710 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


F
The University of Findlay

$28,386 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


C
Crown College

$19,510 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


C
Cornerstone University

$18,510 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


D
Defiance College

$28,188 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


O
Olivet College

$22,904 higher in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


R
Ripon College

$40,610 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


T
Tiffin University

$21,110 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


H
Huntington University

$19,240 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


A
Aquinas College

$27,930 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


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Upper Iowa University

$8,210 higher in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


C
Central College

$11,198 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


G
Grace College and Theological Seminary

$19,344 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


O
Oakland City University

$17,360 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


N
North Central University

$18,710 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


C
Cleary University

$13,502 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


B
Bluffton University

$25,708 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


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Kentucky Wesleyan College

$22,110 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


M
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

$30,690 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


B
Buena Vista University

$30,400 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


W
William Penn University

$18,960 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


S
Spalding University

$17,660 higher in-state tuition
29% higher acceptance rate


M
Missouri Valley College

$11,510 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


T
Thomas More University

$28,610 higher in-state tuition
27% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Norbert College

$33,742 higher in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


M
Missouri Baptist University

$21,740 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

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California State University Fullerton

$4,048 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


G
Georgia Southern University

$5,419 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


N
University of New Mexico Main Campus

$2,987 lower in-state tuition
25% higher acceptance rate