For Illinois colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,986 for Illinois residents and $22,306 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,679 for Illinois residents and $22,000 for out-of-state students.
University of Chicago has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $69,324 and Trenz Beauty Academy has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,940 among Illinois colleges. For graduate programs, University of Chicago has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $68,652 and The John Marshall Law School has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,840 among Illinois colleges.
You can narrow Illinois colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Illinois colleges in 2025 is $28,840 for state residents and $40,159 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $10,986 | $22,306 | $12,679 | $22,000 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,271 | $1,271 | ||
| Room & Board | $13,109 | $13,109 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,474 | $3,474 | ||
| COA | $28,840 | $40,159 | $30,533 | $39,854 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Illinois colleges is $10,986 for state residents and $22,306 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Illinois colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,862 | $1,268 | $20,227 | $925 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,096 | $1,303 | $20,549 | $950 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,249 | $1,287 | $20,928 | $955 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,417 | $1,298 | $21,062 | $979 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,623 | $1,364 | $21,323 | $983 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Illinois colleges in 2025 is $12,679 for state residents and $22,000 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Illinois colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,988 | $2,784 | $19,144 | $1,149 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,022 | $2,908 | $19,228 | $1,154 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,148 | $3,092 | $19,660 | $1,170 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,397 | $3,058 | $20,221 | $1,189 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,565 | $3,114 | $20,806 | $1,193 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Illinois colleges in 2025 is $753 for state residents and $797 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,288 for state residents and $1,329 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $701 | $751 | $843 | $884 |
| 2021-2022 | $709 | $760 | $855 | $895 |
| 2022-2023 | $718 | $767 | $851 | $893 |
| 2023-2024 | $727 | $773 | $875 | $915 |
| 2024-2025 | $753 | $797 | $1,288 | $1,329 |
The average living costs of Illinois colleges in 2025 is $16,583 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,506 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Illinois colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,126 | $2,825 | $8,844 | $3,886 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,513 | $2,846 | $9,131 | $3,864 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,016 | $3,022 | $9,664 | $4,214 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,434 | $3,343 | $10,608 | $4,892 |
| 2024-2025 | $13,109 | $3,474 | $11,560 | $4,946 |