Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in Illinois

Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in Illinois, ranked by median federal student debt. Debt among federal borrowers; excludes private borrowing. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 50 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$14,60075%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 2Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$15,0008%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 3University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$15,0004%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 4University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$16,70477%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 5Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois$18,14983%—$22k$45k62%1,5101 mi 6Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, Illinois$18,61848%—$12k$58k22%2,55621 mi 7University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois$19,12886%1102$10k$57k53%2,263176 mi 8University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$19,50042%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 9National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois$19,75095%—$13k$46k30%4,4061 mi 10Aurora UniversityAurora, Illinois$20,31881%1076$19k$59k60%3,97438 mi 11Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$20,48288%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 12Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, Illinois$20,48974%1151$24k$61k70%3,00616 mi 13Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois$20,50098%1100$15k$56k57%8,750240 mi 14Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, Illinois$20,91983%—$32k$92k42%14,02719 mi 15University of St FrancisJoliet, Illinois$21,07965%1141$13k$64k67%1,22332 mi 16Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois$21,50065%1000$13k$52k47%4,188155 mi 17Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois$21,50071%1096$17k$66k67%4,01529 mi 18Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois$21,54387%1055$13k$53k62%8,494288 mi 19Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois$22,00097%1011$20k$49k35%2,8491 mi 20Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois$22,16270%—$13k$58k49%11,30153 mi 21Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, Illinois$22,22384%—$11k$59k57%3,0969 mi 22Rockford UniversityRockford, Illinois$22,27493%956$22k$55k47%97261 mi 23Benedictine UniversityLisle, Illinois$22,50095%—$22k$63k50%1,94226 mi 24Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, Illinois$23,00093%—$18k$54k36%1,3239 mi 25DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois$23,16876%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 26Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois$23,25087%1380$27k$64k85%2,12124 mi 27McKendree UniversityLebanon, Illinois$23,25072%—$25k$59k53%1,752245 mi 28Eureka CollegeEureka, Illinois$23,25085%—$17k$52k42%522115 mi 29Greenville UniversityGreenville, Illinois$23,87598%1038$20k$47k40%955217 mi 30Quincy UniversityQuincy, Illinois$24,00051%1098$20k$50k45%1,010236 mi 31Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois$24,15782%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 1 mi 32Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois$24,41190%1002$12k$60k55%2,5619 mi 33North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois$24,50077%1213$21k$60k64%2,42828 mi 34Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois$25,00089%—$27k$42k52%5,3681 mi 35Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois$25,00055%1311$18k$83k75%2,8331 mi 36Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Illinois$25,00056%1117$21k$53k61%2,60342 mi 37Judson UniversityElgin, Illinois$25,00048%1039$19k$56k60%70827 mi 38Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, Illinois$25,00985%1157$19k$56k58%82014 mi 39Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois$25,25171%—$13k$54k45%4,410186 mi 40North Park UniversityChicago, Illinois$25,50069%—$17k$60k58%1,8183 mi 41Illinois CollegeJacksonville, Illinois$25,56578%1064$18k$53k64%930198 mi 42Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, Illinois$26,15857%1343$29k$62k78%1,8131 mi 43Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois$27,00077%—$23k$67k76%3,574130 mi 44School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$27,00077%—$50k$40k67%2,8051 mi 45Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois$27,00063%1165$23k$63k73%2,490150 mi 46Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Illinois$27,00039%1275$28k$71k75%1,582114 mi 47Millikin UniversityDecatur, Illinois$27,00067%1034$22k$51k55%1,382149 mi 48Knox CollegeGalesburg, Illinois$27,00071%1326$25k$55k68%1,127156 mi 49Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, Illinois$27,00091%1128$17k$51k65%702170 mi 50Chicago State UniversityChicago, Illinois$30,62543%—$12k$43k15%1,3844 mi

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