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 57 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 $64,260. 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

$64,260
Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

$63,468
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

$54,530
Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL

$53,814
Knox College

Galesburg, IL

$53,259
Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

$52,902
Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

$50,640
Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

$49,498
Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

$47,916
North Central College

Naperville, IL

$43,046
DePaul University

Chicago, IL

$42,840
Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

$42,240
Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL

$42,214
Millikin University

Decatur, IL

$26,892
Elmhurst College

Elmhurst, IL

$40,232
Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

$37,940
Bradley University

Peoria, IL

$37,800
Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

$36,530