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Top Ranked Universities in Illinois - Highest Cost of attendance

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Top Ranked Universities in Illinois - Highest Cost of attendance

Rank in Illinois Highest Cost of attendance
2020 2015 School Name 2020 2015
1 1 University of Chicago $78,555 $64,988 (20.9%)
2 2 Northwestern University $74,649 $63,193 (18.1%)
3 3 School of the Art Institute of Chicago $67,870 $58,495 (16.0%)
4 4 Illinois Institute of Technology $65,386 $54,677 (19.6%)
5 6 Loyola University Chicago $61,328 $51,273 (19.6%)
6 7 Illinois Wesleyan University $61,020 $50,352 (21.2%)
7 5 Lake Forest College $60,980 $52,000 (17.3%)
8 9 Knox College $58,324 $49,252 (18.4%)
9 8 DePaul University $57,678 $49,367 (16.8%)
10 10 Augustana College $54,907 $47,137 (16.5%)
11 13 North Central College $52,728 $44,769 (17.8%)
12 11 Elmhurst College $51,199 $46,000 (11.3%)
13 39 Benedictine University $50,006 $37,636 (32.9%)
14 23 Millikin University $49,920 $40,694 (22.7%)
15 19 Monmouth College $49,590 $42,050 (17.9%)
16 16 Wheaton College $49,300 $42,390 (16.3%)
17 32 Robert Morris University Illinois $48,690 $39,114 (24.5%)
18 14 Roosevelt University $48,655 $44,632 (9.0%)
19 20 Saint Xavier University $48,436 $41,772 (16.0%)
20 18 Bradley University $47,820 $42,090 (13.6%)

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