The The Big Ten Conference (B1G) consists of 14 schools. The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools is $42,135, up 4.64% from the previous year. Compared to tuition 10 years ago, The Big Ten Conference (B1G)'s tuition has increased by 31.57%. Compare to 20 years ago, it has increased by 102.54%.

The average acceptance rate of The Big Ten Conference (B1G) schools is 57.05%, which is 1.28% higher than 2023's rate. Compared to rate 10 years ago, The Big Ten Conference (B1G)'s acceptance rate is 1.95% higher.

In 2025, a total of 664,176 students enrolled in The Big Ten Conference (B1G) schools, which is a 26.18% increase compared to population 20 years ago.

You can analyze the changes in The Big Ten Conference (B1G) data including tuition, admission, and student population over the past 20 years through the tables and charts below.

The Big Ten Conference (B1G) Tuition Trends by Year

Over the past 20 years, in average, The Big Ten Conference (B1G)'s tuition has increased by $21,332 (102.54%), from $20,803 to $42,135. UM-Ann Arbor's tuition has increased 128.55%, the largest increase among The Big Ten Conference (B1G) in the past 20 years. On the other hand, Purdue's tuition increase rate is the lowest at 45.25%.

The tuition increase rate in 10 years is 31.57%. During that period, UMTC's tuition rose the most(72.72%), and Purdue's tuition rose the least (-0.03%).

The following table shows the tuition changes for The Big Ten Conference (B1G) over the past 20 years, with 10 year and 20 year increase rate. The Interactive chart allows you to track changes in The Big Ten Conference (B1G) tuition by year.

School2005201520202024202510 Year Increase20 Year Increase
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign$22,720$33,222$36,720$34,501$40,09620.69%76.48%
Northwestern University$31,789$49,047$58,701$65,997$68,32239.30%114.92%
Indiana University-Bloomington$19,508$33,741$37,600$40,482$41,89124.15%114.74%
University of Iowa$16,998$27,890$31,569$32,927$33,37119.65%96.32%
University of Maryland-College Park$20,145$31,144$36,891$40,306$41,18632.24%104.45%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor$27,601$45,002$54,097$58,072$63,08140.17%128.55%
Michigan State University$19,808$36,934$40,384$43,372$44,85021.43%126.42%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities$20,252$22,210$33,325$36,402$38,36272.72%89.42%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln$14,450$22,446$26,692$27,748$28,58427.35%97.81%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick$16,819$29,521$31,785$36,001$37,44126.83%122.61%
Ohio State University-Main Campus$19,305$27,365$33,502$38,365$40,02246.25%107.31%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus$21,744$31,346$35,514$40,188$41,79033.32%92.19%
University of Wisconsin-Madison$20,280$29,665$38,630$40,603$42,10341.93%107.61%
Purdue University-Main Campus$19,824$28,804$28,794$28,794$28,794-0.03%45.25%
Average$20,803$32,024$37,443$40,268$42,13531.57%102.54%

The Big Ten Conference (B1G) Acceptance Rate by Year

In average, the acceptance rate at The Big Ten Conference (B1G) Schools has increased by 1.95%, from 55.10% to 57.05% for the past 10 years. For The Big Ten Conference (B1G), 7 schools' acceptance rats become lower, and 7 schools' rate has became higher than the rate of 10 years ago.

For the past 10 years, UIUC's acceptance rate has dropped the most from 65.56% to 42.37%. UMTC's rate has risen (relatively became easy to admit) from 44.58% to 79.75%.

The following table shows the acceptance rate changes for The Big Ten Conference (B1G). The Interactive chart allows you to track changes in The Big Ten Conference (B1G)'s acceptance rate by year.

School2004201420192023202410 Year Change20 Year Change
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign68.02%65.56%59.03%43.69%42.37%-23.18%-25.65%
Northwestern University29.95%13.04%9.05%7.15%7.69%-5.35%-22.26%
Indiana University-Bloomington84.65%77.99%77.91%80.37%78.21%0.23%-6.44%
University of Iowa84.00%80.74%82.55%84.67%83.62%2.89%-0.37%
University of Maryland-College Park49.05%44.88%44.18%44.84%44.79%-0.08%-4.26%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor56.99%26.28%22.91%17.94%15.64%-10.64%-41.35%
Michigan State University76.39%66.28%71.12%83.92%84.80%18.51%8.41%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities69.55%44.58%56.74%77.03%79.75%35.17%10.19%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln75.37%76.36%78.23%77.07%87.49%11.13%12.12%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick60.63%58.45%61.22%65.35%58.15%-0.30%-2.48%
Ohio State University-Main Campus73.47%49.38%53.74%50.82%60.57%11.19%-12.89%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus58.27%51.32%75.94%54.22%60.56%9.24%2.29%
University of Wisconsin-Madison71.24%57.61%54.41%43.35%45.20%-12.41%-26.04%
Purdue University-Main Campus84.95%58.97%59.83%50.30%49.87%-9.10%-35.08%
Average67.32%55.10%57.63%55.77%57.05%1.95%-10.27%

The Big Ten Conference (B1G) Enrollment Changes by Year

Compared to 20 years ago, the total number of students at The Big Ten Conference (B1G) Schools has increased by 137,805, from 593,708 to 664,176 (11.87% increase). The student numbers increased in all The Big Ten Conference (B1G) Schools, compared to population 20 years ago.

Rutgers's student population increased the most from 48,378 to 52,269 for the past 10 years. UI's population has risen the least from 29,970 to 30,779.

The following table shows the student population changes for The Big Ten Conference (B1G). The Interactive chart allows you to track changes in enrollment by year.

School2004201420192023202410 Year Change20 Year Change
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign41,93845,84251,60556,56359,23829.22%41.25%
Northwestern University18,06521,65522,44823,20323,85610.16%32.06%
Indiana University-Bloomington37,95848,51443,26047,52748,424-0.19%27.57%
University of Iowa28,42630,84431,24030,04230,779-0.21%8.28%
University of Maryland-College Park35,36938,14040,74340,81341,7259.40%17.97%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor39,99343,65148,09052,06552,85521.09%32.16%
Michigan State University45,16650,53849,80951,31652,0893.07%15.33%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities51,17550,67851,32754,89056,66611.82%10.73%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln21,67525,26025,39023,98624,393-3.43%12.54%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick34,44949,42850,17350,61752,2695.75%51.73%
Ohio State University-Main Campus50,50458,66361,39160,04661,4434.74%21.66%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus40,70947,30791,42750,39950,7377.25%24.63%
University of Wisconsin-Madison40,79342,71644,25749,60551,04419.50%25.13%
Purdue University-Main Campus40,15140,47245,50052,90558,65844.93%46.09%
Average526,371593,708656,660643,977664,17611.87%26.18%