This is a ranking of the The Most Affordable Colleges in Chicago, Illinois, and is part of our ongoing series of providing the most affordable colleges in large cities across the United States. These universities and colleges are ranked from the lowest tuition and fees to the highest, and are within a 50 miles radius of Chicago. The tuition and fees are for attending these schools on campus. Each school entry also includes information concerning its acceptance rate, median ACT and SAT, student population, and graduation rate. The tuition and fees were rounded to whole dollar amounts.
The Most Affordable Colleges: Chicago, Illinois
1. Indiana University Northwest
Tuition and Fees: $7,000
Acceptance Rate: 80%
Median ACT: 20
Median SAT: 1005
Student Population: 3,344
Graduation Rate: 24%
2. Chicago State University
Tuition and Fees: $10,000
Acceptance Rate: 33%
Median ACT: 18
Median SAT: 962
Student Population: 1,837
Graduation Rate: 14%
3. Governors State University
Tuition and Fees: $11,000
Acceptance Rate: 38%
Median ACT: 18
Median SAT: 952
Student Population: 4,188
Graduation Rate: 62%
4. University of Illinois at Chicago
Tuition and Fees: $15,000
Acceptance Rate: 76%
Median ACT: 24
Median SAT: 1120
Student Population: 25,998
Graduation Rate: 58%
5. VanderCook College of Music
Tuition and Fees: $28,000
Acceptance Rate: 93%
Median ACT: 23
Median SAT: 1200
Student Population: 339
Graduation Rate: 59%
6. Roosevelt University
Tuition and Fees: $30,000
Acceptance Rate: 65%
Median ACT: 23
Median SAT: 1095
Student Population: 3,876
Graduation Rate: 40%
7. Judson University
Tuition and Fees: $30,000
Acceptance Rate: 71%
Median ACT: 22
Median SAT: 1065
Student Population: 1,298
Graduation Rate: 64%
8. Trinity Christian College
Tuition and Fees: $30,000
Acceptance Rate: 64%
Median ACT: 22
Median SAT: 1055
Student Population: 1,207
Graduation Rate: 58%
9. Concordia University Chicago
Tuition and Fees: $32,000
Acceptance Rate: 76%
Median ACT: 22
Median SAT: 1080
Student Population: 4,112
Graduation Rate: 48%
10. University of St. Francis
Tuition and Fees: $32,000
Acceptance Rate: 47%
Median ACT: 23
Median SAT: 1110
Student Population: 3,179
Graduation Rate: 63%
11. Trinity International University
Tuition and Fees: $32,000
Acceptance Rate: 73%
Median ACT: 22
Median SAT: 1055
Student Population: 1,305
Graduation Rate: 58%
12. Lewis University
Tuition and Fees: $32,000
Acceptance Rate: 58%
Median ACT: 23
Median SAT: 1120
Student Population: 5,786
Graduation Rate: 61%
13. Benedictine University
Tuition and Fees: $33,000
Acceptance Rate: 63%
Median ACT: 22
Median SAT: 1084
Student Population: 4,951
Graduation Rate: 51%
14. Dominican University
Tuition and Fees: $33,000
Acceptance Rate: 64%
Median ACT: 21
Median SAT: 1040
Student Population: 2,911
Graduation Rate: 62%
15. Saint Xavier University
Tuition and Fees: $34,000
Acceptance Rate: 74%
Median ACT: 21
Median SAT: 1040
Student Population: 3,334
Graduation Rate: 51%
16. Olivet Nazarene University
Tuition and Fees: $36,000
Acceptance Rate: 65%
Median ACT: 23
Median SAT: 1110
Student Population: 4,629
Graduation Rate: 57%
17. Wheaton College
Tuition and Fees: $36,000
Acceptance Rate: 83%
Median ACT: 29
Median SAT: 1315
Student Population: 2,822
Graduation Rate: 91%
18. Elmhurst College
Tuition and Fees: $37,000
Acceptance Rate: 67%
Median ACT: 23
Median SAT: 1091
Student Population: 3,505
Graduation Rate: 69%
19. North Central College
Tuition and Fees: $39,000
Acceptance Rate: 56%
Median ACT: 23
Median SAT: 1026
Student Population: 2,813
Graduation Rate: 69%
20. Valparaiso University
Tuition and Fees: $40,000
Acceptance Rate: 89%
Median ACT: 26
Median SAT: 1170
Student Population: 3,724
Graduation Rate: 66%
21. Loyola University Chicago
Tuition and Fees: $44,000
Acceptance Rate: 68%
Median ACT: 27
Median SAT: 1215
Student Population: 14,342
Graduation Rate: 75%
22. Illinois Institute of Technology
Tuition and Fees: $47,000
Acceptance Rate: 58%
Median ACT: 28
Median SAT: 1310
Student Population: 5,171
Graduation Rate: 71%
23. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Tuition and Fees: $49,000
Acceptance Rate: 59%
Median ACT: 25
Median SAT: 1230
Student Population: 3,597
Graduation Rate: 66%
24. Northwestern University
Tuition and Fees: $55,000
Acceptance Rate: 8%
Median ACT: 34
Median SAT: 1490
Student Population: 18,656
Graduation Rate: 94%
25. University of Chicago
Tuition and Fees: $57,000
Acceptance Rate: 7%
Median ACT: 34
Median SAT: 1520
Student Population: 12,489
Graduation Rate: 94%