Illinois cost view
Illinois schools in the dataset: a public flagship and a Chicago private
The Illinois pages pair the public flagship in Urbana with a private university in Chicago. One is mainly a residency decision, the other mainly a grant-aid decision, and the calculator holds housing steady so the difference between the two stays visible.
This page covers only the Illinois schools in the dataset. Charges at Urbana can vary by major; confirm the rate for your program.
| School | City | One-year total | Four years, no increase | Four years, 3% yearly increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | $31,726 | $126,904 | $132,730 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | $92,571 | $370,284 | $387,283 |
How to use this state view
Start with schools you can realistically attend, not every name in the table. Then open each school page and check the tuition basis. Public schools can change the answer when resident status changes. Private schools remove the residency line but can still vary by housing, program, and grant aid.
Use the calculator to hold housing and grant assumptions steady across schools. That is how you find out whether a difference comes from tuition or from the way you have modeled living costs.
What this page cannot tell you
It cannot tell you admission chances, grant aid, program quality, graduate earnings, or whether a school is worth the price. It gives a dated cost record so the money side of the decision starts with the same facts for every school.