The 2024 average tuition & fees is $36,487 over 37 4-year private Illinois colleges. It is a 0.86% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, tuition at 31 private Illinois colleges increased, and tuition at 3 colleges decreased.

University of Chicago is the most expensive private Illinois college with tuition & fees of $66,939.

Northwestern University ($65,997) and Knox College ($55,587) are following it in the list of Illinois Private Colleges with the Highest Tuition & Fees.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Illinois Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees

The average acceptance rate is 56.70% and the average SAT score is 1,299 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 78.40% and the students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Illinois Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees.

Table. Illinois Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $66,939
$3,999
$66,543
$51
5.43%18,3391,54095.00%5 to 1
2
1
Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year $65,997
$2,529
$53,871
$847
7.21%23,1611,53096.00%6 to 1
3
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Knox College Galesburg, ILPrivate, 4-year $55,587
$2,328
-73.32%1,0581,29074.00%9 to 1
4
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Lake Forest College Lake Forest, ILPrivate, 4-year $54,202
$1,300
$16,212
$396
59.72%1,7531,26077.00%12 to 1
5
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Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $51,763
$1,484
$33,810
$1,911
61.44%6,9431,31075.00%13 to 1
6
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Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $51,716
$2,218
$22,305
$1,961
79.15%16,8991,27570.00%13 to 1
7
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Augustana College Rock Island, ILPrivate, 4-year $49,834
$1,918
$34,660
$510
61.22%2,3491,13077.00%11 to 1
8
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DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year $44,460
$1,360
$22,525
$416
70.17%20,9171,19069.00%17 to 1
9
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North Central College Naperville, ILPrivate, 4-year $44,394
$1,348
$15,822
-
60.87%2,6951,12063.00%12 to 1
10
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Wheaton College Wheaton, ILPrivate, 4-year $43,930
$1,690
$19,440
$720
88.43%2,8851,34088.00%12 to 1
Average$52,882$31,68856.70%9,7001,29978.40%11 to 1