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Most Affordable Colleges for Illinois Residents for 2025

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for majors who live in Illinois.

Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Illinois.

Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid. The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.

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A score from 0-100 (100 is the best match) that represents how closely your academic data matches typical students at this institution, based on test scores, incoming GPA, and desired majors. This score does not indicate odds of acceptance or whether you would be happy at the college.

The full cost of attendance at this institution, before any scholarships, grants, or aid.

The estimated total debt that will be accumulated by attending this institution for four years.

A graphical representation of how much burden student loan debt will place on the student upon graduation from this institution.

The estimated yearly cost to attend this school, based on the original student financial and academic data. Includes tuition, room and board, books, travel costs, and personal expenses.

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This is the percent discount of the estimated net price compared to the college's sticker price.

Total number of full-time undergraduate students as reported by the college to the U.S. Dept of Education. Note: Data is often about two years old.

Our estimate of the college's median SAT score on a 1600 scale. This statistic is NOT reported by or verified by the college. Our data is derived from SAT and ACT data reported by the college to the U.S. Dept of Education that is often about two years old and is adjusted by our models based on results from our users.

Our estimate of the college's median ACT score on a 1 to 36 scale. This statistic is NOT reported by or verified by the college. Our data is derived from ACT and SAT data reported by the college to the U.S. Dept of Education that is often about two years old and is adjusted by our models based on results from our users.

Acceptance rate for undergraduate students based on data reported by the college to the U.S. Dept of Education. Note: Data is often about two years old.

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