There are 18 National Universities in Illinois - 6 public and 12 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $14,519 for Illinois residents and $22,775 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $40,480. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $13,488 for Illinois residents and $21,000 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $28,033 in average.

University of Chicago has the highest tuition & fees of $69,324 and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has the lowest tuition & fees of $12,092 among National Universities in Illinois.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the largest school with 59,238 students and Trinity International University-Illinois is the smallest school with 869 students among those schools.

Comparison between 18 National Universities in Illinois with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between National Universities in Illinois
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Aurora UniversityAurora, ILPrivate, 4-year $29,170$16,463 80.85%60% 18 to 1 5,923
Bradley UniversityPeoria, ILPrivate, 4-year $42,160$20,440 76.76%76% 11 to 1 4,777
DePaul UniversityChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $45,405$23,358 75.89%68% 17 to 1 21,210
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $52,202$35,222 54.93%75% 14 to 1 8,834
Illinois State UniversityNormal, ILPublic, 4-year $26,058
($14,410)		$13,062
($10,218)		 88.15%65% 19 to 1 21,546
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $53,710$21,912 81.60%73% 13 to 1 17,384
National Louis UniversityChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $13,245$13,453 95.05%30% 17 to 1 8,915
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, ILPublic, 4-year $13,060
($13,060)		$9,176
($9,176)		 69.79%49% 15 to 1 15,414
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILPrivate, 4-year $68,322$54,655 7.69%95% 6 to 1 23,856
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $21,315$20,935 97.16%35% 11 to 1 4,281
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year $12,092
($12,092)		$10,488
($10,488)		 97.50%57% 15 to 1 11,893
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, ILPublic, 4-year $13,334
($13,334)		$31,122
($14,220)		 86.88%62% 11 to 1 11,790
Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, ILPrivate, 4-year $12,320$18,520 100.00%46% 3 to 1 869
University of ChicagoChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $69,324$68,652 4.48%96% 5 to 1 18,566
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, ILPublic, 4-year $32,009
($15,949)		$27,748
($17,550)		 77.35%62% 17 to 1 33,906
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, ILPublic, 4-year $40,096
($18,267)		$34,406
($19,278)		 42.37%85% 20 to 1 59,238
University of Notre Dame - ChicagoChicago, ILPrivate, 4-year -- -- - -
University of St FrancisJoliet, ILPrivate, 4-year $38,110$14,757 65.29%67% 15 to 1 3,074