In average, 92% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Illinois 4-Year Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $20,803. For all undergraduate students, 84.75% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $17,349

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $13,448 for state residents and $29,995 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Illinois 4-Year Colleges is $46,975 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $26,172.

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Financial Aid Comparison between Illinois 4-Year Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between Illinois 4-Year Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL$38,18550.00%$3,77943.00%$2,553
American Academy of Art CollegeChicago, IL$39,51068.00%$10,48765.00%$8,651
American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL$7,650100.00%$3,25067.00%$3,625
Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL$49,834100.00%$34,94699.00%$33,822
Aurora UniversityAurora, IL$28,220100.00%$19,830100.00%$16,169
Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL$34,29099.00%$20,08392.00%$19,080
Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL$26,758100.00%$14,11297.00%$18,819
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL$28,968--99.00%$21,570
Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL$39,680100.00%$26,69397.00%$23,152
Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL$20,60492.00%$8,46059.00%$3,784
Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL$12,754 ($12,018)93.00%$15,89193.00%$12,049
Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL$32,52099.00%$18,02093.00%$17,738
Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL$36,258100.00%$25,14183.00%$21,466
DePaul UniversityChicago, IL$44,46099.00%$26,00489.00%$23,507
DeVry University-IllinoisNaperville, IL$17,48898.00%$6,96296.00%$10,941
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL$37,844100.00%$25,31594.00%$23,938
East-West UniversityChicago, IL$26,10097.00%$9,94196.00%$10,098
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL$15,879 ($13,403)100.00%$11,77366.00%$10,243
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL$41,62899.00%$27,83594.00%$25,425
Eureka CollegeEureka, IL$28,400100.00%$19,36798.00%$17,679
Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL$11,320 ($10,468)100.00%$11,987100.00%$7,902
Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL$30,598100.00%$22,66488.00%$20,639
Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL$14,70050.00%$7,74539.00%$9,406
Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL$37,470100.00%$29,785100.00%$27,424
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL$51,76399.00%$40,24396.00%$36,536
Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL$28,086 ($16,021)97.00%$11,61986.00%$10,441
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL$55,704100.00%$36,614100.00%$34,689
Judson UniversityElgin, IL$30,91093.00%$21,12390.00%$19,730
Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL$55,587100.00%$37,015100.00%$36,537
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL$54,202100.00%$37,907100.00%$40,590
Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL$16,620--100.00%$8,864
Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL$37,882100.00%$26,42391.00%$20,916
Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL$15,40099.00%$13,00994.00%$10,021
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL$51,71699.00%$26,79694.00%$24,072
McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL$34,070100.00%$24,145100.00%$20,599
Methodist CollegePeoria, IL$18,00867.00%$6,61177.00%$8,452
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL$18,666--29.00%$5,595
Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL$43,670100.00%$30,52894.00%$28,498
Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL$43,520100.00%$34,351100.00%$33,844
Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL$15,35687.00%$10,56086.00%$9,846
National Louis UniversityChicago, IL$12,34593.00%$9,64189.00%$9,925
National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL$22,450--58.00%$6,709
North Central CollegeNaperville, IL$44,394100.00%$30,77698.00%$26,715
North Park UniversityChicago, IL$35,325100.00%$22,54597.00%$19,798
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL$22,726 ($12,383)85.00%$15,14366.00%$8,032
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL$12,700 ($12,472)99.00%$12,55295.00%$9,294
Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn, IL$18,47591.00%$2,68486.00%$2,378
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$65,99750.00%$61,71654.00%$53,533
Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL$24,440--69.00%$4,777
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL$37,940100.00%$29,70897.00%$26,948
Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL$7,50836.00%$2,71933.00%$2,277
Principia CollegeElsah, IL$33,28094.00%$27,05197.00%$28,378
Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL$35,740100.00%$31,05291.00%$23,432
Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, IL$13,54687.00%$5,82575.00%$5,370
Rockford UniversityRockford, IL$37,30095.00%$21,05696.00%$19,128
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL$20,28099.00%$24,60295.00%$21,264
Rush UniversityChicago, IL$30,957--88.00%$14,531
Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL$27,811100.00%$12,832100.00%$6,326
Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL$23,710--58.00%$7,704
Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL$36,840100.00%$29,88697.00%$26,448
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL$54,530100.00%$18,290100.00%$16,956
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL$13,244 ($15,416)98.00%$11,26992.00%$10,767
Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL$12,922 ($11,748)96.00%$10,64975.00%$8,626
St. Augustine CollegeChicago, IL$13,28895.00%$10,46886.00%$8,766
St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL$25,466--96.00%$7,688
Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL$15,000100.00%$17,948100.00%$16,232
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at ChicagoChicago, IL$20,844--67.00%$5,240
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL$20,32592.00%$26,67896.00%$21,430
Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL$28,025--62.00%$7,925
Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL$12,32099.00%$29,72384.00%$25,442
University of ChicagoChicago, IL$66,93952.00%$48,42255.00%$43,934
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL$29,360 ($14,338)73.00%$13,81366.00%$12,539
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL$34,501 ($16,004)54.00%$16,55258.00%$16,449
University of St FrancisJoliet, IL$37,000100.00%$25,39284.00%$21,896
VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL$30,910100.00%$27,88486.00%$21,529
Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL$14,952 ($13,661)94.00%$15,63297.00%$8,341
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL$43,930100.00%$24,27299.00%$20,220
Average$29,995 ($13,448)92%$20,803 85%$17,349
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.

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