For Illinois, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,308 for Illinois residents and $21,868 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,981 for Illinois residents and $19,833 for out-of-state students.

University of Chicago has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $66,939 and Trenz Beauty Academy has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,440 among Illinois. For graduate programs, University of Chicago has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $66,543 and The John Marshall Law School has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,840 among Illinois.

You can narrow Illinois colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Illinois in 2024 is $27,302 for state residents and $38,863 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Illinois
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$10,308$21,868$12,981$19,833
Books & Supplies$1,217$1,217
Room & Board$12,434$12,434
Other Expenses$3,343$3,343
COA$27,302$38,863$29,976$36,828

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Illinois is $10,308 for state residents and $21,868 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Illinois over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Illinois (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$8,693$1,252$19,692$875
2020-2021$8,864$1,262$19,859$895
2021-2022$9,086$1,294$20,251$926
2022-2023$9,232$1,280$20,612$932
2023-2024$10,308-$21,819$49

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Illinois in 2024 is $12,981 for state residents and $19,833 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Illinois over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Illinois (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$8,889$2,713$18,314$1,093
2020-2021$8,988$2,784$18,916$1,124
2021-2022$9,022$2,908$19,043$1,130
2022-2023$9,148$3,092$19,377$1,153
2023-2024$10,061$2,920$18,604$1,229

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Illinois in 2024 is $345 for state residents and $775 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $464 for state residents and $902 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Illinois (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$681$733 $845$883
2020-2021$690$737 $838$877
2021-2022$698$747 $850$889
2022-2023$710$757 $848$888
2023-2024$345$775 $464$902

Illinois Living Costs

The average living costs of Illinois in 2024 is $15,778 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,514 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.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Illinois (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $10,765$2,845 $8,479$3,832
2020-2021 $11,018$2,874 $8,735$3,992
2021-2022 $11,393$2,896 $9,014$3,977
2022-2023 $12,016$3,022 $9,558$4,406
2023-2024 $12,434$3,343 $10,473$5,041