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IL · 236 COVERED COLLEGES

College ROI in Illinois

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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52Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$59,330Median observed year-5 earnings
$19,125Median annual net price
−47%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Illinois's everyday prices are 0.0% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
100.0
Housing
93.9
Utilities
85.0
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

52 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1University of ChicagoChicago · Private nonprofit+144%2Northwestern UniversityEvanston · Private nonprofit+72%3Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison · Private for-profit+64%4Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago · Private nonprofit+62%5University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign · Public+42%6University of Illinois ChicagoChicago · Public+18%7University of St FrancisJoliet · Private nonprofit+6%8DePaul UniversityChicago · Private nonprofit−15%9Lewis UniversityRomeoville · Private nonprofit−16%10Bradley UniversityPeoria · Private nonprofit−17%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1University of ChicagoChicago · Private nonprofit7.0×2University of Illinois ChicagoChicago · Public6.5×3University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield · Public6.4×4Saint Xavier UniversityChicago · Private nonprofit5.7×5University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign · Public5.5×6University of St FrancisJoliet · Private nonprofit5.3×7Dominican UniversityRiver Forest · Private nonprofit5.3×8Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago · Private nonprofit4.7×9Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb · Public4.6×10Governors State UniversityUniversity Park · Public4.5×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Illinois median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburg · Public$4,909median federal debt50%college completion2Rend Lake CollegeIna · Public$5,809median federal debt63%college completion3Lake Land CollegeMattoon · Public$6,188median federal debt58%college completion4Illinois Eastern Community CollegesOlney · Public$6,500median federal debt63%college completion5Midwestern Career CollegeChicago · Private for-profit$7,521median federal debt54%college completion6Heartland Community CollegeNormal · Public$7,826median federal debt54%college completion7Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon · Public$8,250median federal debt49%college completion8Richland Community CollegeDecatur · Public$8,256median federal debt60%college completion9Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria · Public$8,900median federal debt49%college completion10Midwest Technical Institute-IllinoisSpringfield · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt69%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
ALL COLLEGES IN IL

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236 matching colleges · page 2 of 10

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
North Park UniversityChicago · Private nonprofit$59,703$16,948$25,500−41%MDT College of Health SciencesChicago · Private for-profit$62,851$30,833$19,500−41%Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest · Private nonprofit$59,330$18,436$23,000−44%Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest · Private nonprofit$61,366$28,673$26,158−44%McKendree UniversityLebanon · Private nonprofit$59,757$24,717$23,250−47%North Central CollegeNaperville · Private nonprofit$58,756$21,044$24,500−48%Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago · Public$56,675$14,109$14,600−51%Rockford UniversityRockford · Private nonprofit$58,298$22,436$22,274−51%Augustana CollegeRock Island · Private nonprofit$58,348$22,736$27,000−51%Worsham College of Mortuary ScienceWheeling · Private for-profit$58,958$26,781$15,024−51%Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet · Public$54,065$1,672$9,711−51%Wheaton CollegeWheaton · Private nonprofit$58,828$26,975$23,250−52%Oakton CollegeDes Plaines · Public$54,269$5,183$5,250−54%Governors State UniversityUniversity Park · Public$55,584$12,329$18,618−54%Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale · Public$55,667$13,297$21,543−54%Western Illinois UniversityMacomb · Public$55,192$12,937$25,251−56%Roosevelt UniversityChicago · Private nonprofit$55,619$20,194$22,000−59%Judson UniversityElgin · Private nonprofit$55,286$18,558$25,000−60%VanderCook College of MusicChicago · Private nonprofit$55,260$19,780$27,000−60%William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine · Public$53,657$11,607$10,184−62%College of DuPageGlen Ellyn · Public$52,118$7,401$10,410−66%Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights · Private nonprofit$53,698$19,125$25,009−66%Universal Technical Institute of Illinois IncLisle · Private for-profit$54,551$27,060$13,124−67%National Louis UniversityChicago · Private nonprofit$52,470$12,641$19,750−68%Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston · Public$52,419$12,786$21,500−68%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Illinois, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.