| Institution Name | City | State | In-State | Out-of-State |
# of Students | Website |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | IL | $35,868.00 | $35,868.00 | 14,538 | Visit Site |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | IL | $35,429.00 | $35,429.00 | 19,005 | Visit Site |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | IL | $31,040.00 | $31,040.00 | 3,006 | Visit Site |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | IL | $30,964.00 | $30,964.00 | 1,456 | Visit Site |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | IL | $30,750.00 | $30,750.00 | 2,094 | Visit Site |
| Knox College | Galesburg | IL | $29,178.00 | $29,178.00 | 1,371 | Visit Site |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | IL | $27,966.00 | $27,966.00 | 15,545 | Visit Site |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | IL | $26,756.00 | $26,756.00 | 7,277 | Visit Site |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | IL | $26,484.00 | $26,484.00 | 2,537 | Visit Site |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | IL | $11,130.00 | $25,216.00 | 42,326 | Visit Site |
| Shimer College | Chicago | IL | $24,890.00 | $24,890.00 | 76 | Visit Site |
| Elmhurst College | Elmhurst | IL | $24,660.00 | $24,660.00 | 3,184 | Visit Site |
| North Central College | Naperville | IL | $24,564.00 | $24,564.00 | 2,559 | Visit Site |
| DePaul University | Chicago | IL | $24,394.00 | $24,394.00 | 23,401 | Visit Site |
| Millikin University | Decatur | IL | $23,945.00 | $23,945.00 | 2,376 | Visit Site |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | IL | $23,730.00 | $23,730.00 | 2,895 | Visit Site |
| Rockford College | Rockford | IL | $22,950.00 | $22,950.00 | 1,566 | Visit Site |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | IL | $10,546.00 | $22,936.00 | 25,747 | Visit Site |
| Dominican University | River Forest | IL | $22,450.00 | $22,450.00 | 3,338 | Visit Site |
| Kendall College | Chicago | IL | $22,125.00 | $22,125.00 | 1,448 | Visit Site |
| Principia College | Elsah | IL | $22,080.00 | $22,080.00 | Unknown | Visit Site |
| American Academy of Art | Chicago | IL | $22,050.00 | $22,050.00 | 387 | Visit Site |
| Monmouth College | Monmouth | IL | $22,000.00 | $22,000.00 | 1,343 | Visit Site |
| Bradley University | Peoria | IL | $21,378.00 | $21,378.00 | 6,053 | Visit Site |
| Concordia University | River Forest | IL | $21,320.00 | $21,320.00 | 4,126 | Visit Site |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | IL | $21,310.00 | $21,310.00 | 4,573 | Visit Site |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | IL | $21,236.00 | $21,236.00 | 5,675 | Visit Site |
| Trinity International University | Deerfield | IL | $21,080.00 | $21,080.00 | 2,783 | Visit Site |
| The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg | Schaumburg | IL | $20,934.00 | $20,934.00 | 1,268 | Visit Site |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | IL | $20,830.00 | $20,830.00 | 3,503 | Visit Site |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | IL | $20,450.00 | $20,450.00 | 5,347 | Visit Site |
| Judson University | Elgin | IL | $20,420.00 | $20,420.00 | 1,236 | Visit Site |
| The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago | Chicago | IL | $20,375.00 | $20,375.00 | 988 | Visit Site |
| Lexington College | Chicago | IL | $20,325.00 | $20,325.00 | 57 | Visit Site |
| McKendree University | Lebanon | IL | $20,150.00 | $20,150.00 | 3,312 | Visit Site |
| North Park University | Chicago | IL | $20,015.00 | $20,015.00 | 3,200 | Visit Site |
| The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago | Chicago | IL | $19,968.00 | $19,968.00 | 2,867 | Visit Site |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | IL | $7,990.00 | $19,654.00 | 12,179 | Visit Site |
| Quincy University | Quincy | IL | $19,600.00 | $19,600.00 | 1,323 | Visit Site |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | IL | $19,590.00 | $19,590.00 | 4,636 | Visit Site |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | IL | $19,241.00 | $19,241.00 | 1,367 | Visit Site |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | IL | $18,800.00 | $18,800.00 | 1,014 | Visit Site |
| VanderCook College of Music | Chicago | IL | $18,800.00 | $18,800.00 | 320 | Visit Site |
| Greenville College | Greenville | IL | $18,672.00 | $18,672.00 | 1,528 | Visit Site |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale | IL | $8,899.00 | $18,421.00 | 20,983 | Visit Site |
| Lincoln College | Lincoln | IL | $18,000.00 | $18,000.00 | 1,266 | Visit Site |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing | Quincy | IL | $17,775.00 | $17,775.00 | 219 | Visit Site |
| National-Louis University | Chicago | IL | $17,725.00 | $17,725.00 | 7,405 | Visit Site |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | IL | $17,584.00 | $17,584.00 | 12,021 | Visit Site |
| Northwestern Business College | Chicago | IL | $17,575.00 | $17,575.00 | 937 | Visit Site |
| Northwestern Business College-Southwestern Campus | Bridgeview | IL | $17,415.00 | $17,415.00 | 1,050 | Visit Site |
| International Academy of Design and Technology | Chicago | IL | $17,250.00 | $17,250.00 | 2,335 | Visit Site |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | IL | $16,980.00 | $16,980.00 | 7,163 | Visit Site |
| Hebrew Theological College | Skokie | IL | $16,935.00 | $16,935.00 | 422 | Visit Site |
| Aurora University | Aurora | IL | $16,850.00 | $16,850.00 | 3,946 | Visit Site |
| MacMurray College | Jacksonville | IL | $16,850.00 | $16,850.00 | 648 | Visit Site |
| Robert Morris College | Chicago | IL | $16,800.00 | $16,800.00 | 4,824 | Visit Site |
| Argosy University-Chicago | Chicago | IL | $16,752.00 | $16,752.00 | 2,061 | Request More Information |
| Argosy University-Schaumburg | Schaumburg | IL | $16,752.00 | $16,752.00 | 605 | Request More Information |
| Illinois State University | Normal | IL | $9,019.00 | $16,339.00 | 20,274 | Visit Site |
| Harrington College of Design | Chicago | IL | $15,800.00 | $15,800.00 | 1,418 | Visit Site |
| Blackburn College | Carlinville | IL | $15,770.00 | $15,770.00 | 617 | Visit Site |
| ITT Technical Institute-Burr Ridge | Burr Ridge | IL | $15,600.00 | $15,600.00 | 287 | Visit Site |
| ITT Technical Institute-Mount Prospect | Mount Prospect | IL | $15,600.00 | $15,600.00 | 523 | Visit Site |
| ITT Technnical Institute-Orland Park | Orland Park | IL | $15,600.00 | $15,600.00 | 383 | Visit Site |
| Eureka College | Eureka | IL | $15,360.00 | $15,360.00 | 672 | Visit Site |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | IL | $7,033.00 | $14,874.00 | 13,398 | Visit Site |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | IL | $8,588.00 | $14,738.00 | 25,254 | Visit Site |
| Chicago State University | Chicago | IL | $7,730.00 | $13,850.00 | 6,810 | Visit Site |
| Fox College Inc | Oak Lawn | IL | $13,820.00 | $13,820.00 | 256 | Visit Site |
| University of Illinois at Springfield | Springfield | IL | $6,348.00 | $13,668.00 | 4,855 | Visit Site |
| Rasmussen College-Rockford | Rockford | IL | $13,560.00 | $13,560.00 | 321 | Visit Site |
| DeVry University-Illinois | Addison | IL | $13,220.00 | $13,220.00 | 19,417 | Request More Information |
| Morrison Institute of Technology | Morrison | IL | $12,980.00 | $12,980.00 | 143 | Visit Site |
| East-West University | Chicago | IL | $12,825.00 | $12,825.00 | 1,144 | Visit Site |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | IL | $7,594.00 | $12,274.00 | 7,923 | Visit Site |
| University of Phoenix-Chicago Campus | Schaumburg | IL | $12,270.00 | $12,270.00 | 1,351 | Visit Site |
| American Intercontinental University Online | Hoffman Estates | IL | $12,258.00 | $12,258.00 | 22,173 | Request More Information |
| Harper College | Palatine | IL | $9,834.00 | $12,174.00 | 15,156 | Visit Site |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | IL | $10,679.00 | $11,795.00 | 3,274 | Visit Site |
| Lincoln Christian College and Seminary | Lincoln | IL | $11,400.00 | $11,400.00 | 1,055 | Visit Site |
| Midstate College | Peoria | IL | $11,250.00 | $11,250.00 | 641 | Visit Site |
| Taylor Business Institute | Chicago | IL | $11,250.00 | $11,250.00 | 250 | Visit Site |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | IL | $9,344.00 | $11,200.00 | 25,768 | Visit Site |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | IL | $8,079.00 | $11,027.00 | 13,331 | Visit Site |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | Chicago | IL | $11,000.00 | $11,000.00 | 77 | |
| MacCormac College | Chicago | IL | $10,600.00 | $10,600.00 | 171 | Visit Site |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | IL | $8,633.00 | $10,503.00 | 9,613 | Visit Site |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | IL | $4,732.00 | $10,321.00 | 7,177 | Visit Site |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | IL | $5,641.00 | $10,321.00 | 12,814 | Visit Site |
| Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Rock Island | IL | $10,214.00 | $10,214.00 | 210 | Visit Site |
| Parkland College | Champaign | IL | $6,570.00 | $10,140.00 | 9,407 | Visit Site |
| South Suburban College | South Holland | IL | $8,452.00 | $10,102.00 | 6,260 | Visit Site |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | IL | $5,485.00 | $9,894.00 | 3,591 | Visit Site |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | IL | $8,041.00 | $9,678.00 | 5,274 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 8,633 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 11,354 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 6,140 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 6,031 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 4,078 | Visit Site |
