UIC Comparisons

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Chicago, IL
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#2 Best Public Universities in Illinois

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Compare with Illinois Public Colleges

Compare with Illinois Public Colleges for University of Illinois Chicago
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$1,666 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois State University Normal, IL	$1,806 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$1,090 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	$1,416 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL	$2,086 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Illinois Private Colleges

Compare with Illinois Private Colleges for University of Illinois Chicago
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$39,372 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePaul University Chicago, IL	$31,661 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$31,208 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bradley University Peoria, IL	$27,822 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$38,048 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Central College Naperville, IL	$31,388 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	$43,366 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
McKendree University Lebanon, IL	$20,402 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$42,064 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$21,602 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augustana College Rock Island, IL	$37,260 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL	$6,267 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$43,565 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for University of Illinois Chicago
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$3,398 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$2,120 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$1,094 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$2,735 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$836 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$4,346 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$3,823 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$2,194 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$3,551 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$3,055 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$362 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$852 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$1,202 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$180 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$1,594 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO	$499 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	$4,402 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$4,500 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$226 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$646 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Rochester Rochester, MN	$678 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of Illinois Chicago
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$34,802 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	$36,302 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Butler University Indianapolis, IN	$33,222 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$36,832 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$52,270 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$53,028 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drake University Des Moines, IA	$37,792 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$34,112 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$52,662 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$53,768 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$57,182 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$44,732 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hope College Holland, MI	$27,632 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$45,422 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$41,422 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$36,162 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$53,766 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	$25,012 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$40,060 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$47,302 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA	$38,322 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$44,311 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$36,142 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Evansville Evansville, IN	$29,834 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Holy Cross College Notre Dame, IN	$22,262 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	$35,666 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hanover College Hanover, IN	$30,300 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA	$40,328 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	$25,494 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Taylor University Upland, IN	$26,152 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$46,712 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kettering University Flint, MI	$34,132 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$25,462 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$46,548 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	$22,812 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carroll University Waukesha, WI	$24,552 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	$20,718 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$38,482 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN	$38,892 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	$39,550 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	$36,462 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Webster University Saint Louis, MO	$17,412 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$37,782 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Earlham College Richmond, IN	$39,592 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Transylvania University Lexington, KY	$32,532 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stephens College Columbia, MO	$13,962 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wittenberg University Springfield, OH	$31,602 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$42,644 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$19,912 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of Illinois Chicago
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	$7,970 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$526 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Houston Houston, TX	$4,621 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of South Carolina Columbia Columbia, SC	$1,650 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$2,472 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$118 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$1,799 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$88 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$7,099 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$4,718 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$3,402 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK	$4,541 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	$4,136 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA	$2,384 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$3,904 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=145600.

Last updated: August 2026