Best Value Colleges in Illinois
236 colleges ranked by value score. Based on earnings after graduation, net cost, and graduation rates.
#1
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL·private
Earnings
$91,885
Net Price
$14,860/yr
Grad Rate
95%
100
Value
#2
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL·public
Earnings
$81,054
Net Price
$14,355/yr
Grad Rate
85%
100
Value
#3
Trinity International University-Illinois
Deerfield, IL·private
Earnings
$46,989
Net Price
$2,835/yr
Grad Rate
46%
100
Value
#4
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL·public
Earnings
$68,740
Net Price
$10,974/yr
Grad Rate
61%
95
Value
#5
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL·private
Earnings
$82,592
Net Price
$18,425/yr
Grad Rate
74%
83
Value
#6
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, IL·public
Earnings
$57,103
Net Price
$9,833/yr
Grad Rate
57%
83
Value
#7
University of St Francis
Joliet, IL·private
Earnings
$63,926
Net Price
$13,006/yr
Grad Rate
66%
81
Value
#8
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL·private
Earnings
$58,656
Net Price
$10,970/yr
Grad Rate
58%
77
Value
#9
Dominican University
River Forest, IL·private
Earnings
$60,327
Net Price
$11,745/yr
Grad Rate
59%
75
Value
#10
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL·private
Earnings
$89,363
Net Price
$29,167/yr
Grad Rate
96%
73
Value
#11
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL·private
Earnings
$66,099
Net Price
$17,028/yr
Grad Rate
65%
63
Value
#12
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL·public
Earnings
$53,390
Net Price
$13,297/yr
Grad Rate
59%
59
Value
#13
Bradley University
Peoria, IL·private
Earnings
$66,852
Net Price
$22,719/yr
Grad Rate
74%
54
Value
#14
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL·private
Earnings
$62,971
Net Price
$22,736/yr
Grad Rate
76%
53
Value
#15
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL·public
Earnings
$57,808
Net Price
$13,391/yr
Grad Rate
49%
53
Value
#16
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL·public
Earnings
$56,346
Net Price
$14,889/yr
Grad Rate
56%
53
Value
#17
Illinois State University
Normal, IL·public
Earnings
$62,117
Net Price
$19,398/yr
Grad Rate
65%
52
Value
#18
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL·private
Earnings
$63,756
Net Price
$26,975/yr
Grad Rate
86%
51
Value
#19
North Park University
Chicago, IL·private
Earnings
$59,572
Net Price
$16,948/yr
Grad Rate
57%
50
Value
#20
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL·private
Earnings
$70,871
Net Price
$28,199/yr
Grad Rate
78%
49
Value