Prairie State Wire

With an annual price tag of $15,058, the University of Illinois charged the highest in-state tuition for 2016-17, according to Higher Education Tribune.

In addition to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s no. 1 ranking, five more Illinois schools analyzed by the Tribune rank in the top 15, including Northern Illinois University (5th), Illinois State University (8th), University of Illinois-Chicago (9th), Southern Illinois Univ.- Carbondale (10th) and Western Illinois University (14th).

All 12 Illinois schools analyzed by the Tribune appear in the top 40.

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Where do residents pay the highest in-state tuition?

The table shows the cost of tuition only for the 2016-17 academic year. 

Rank	State	School	Undergraduate enrollment	Tuition
1	Illinois	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	33,932	$15,058
2	Ohio	Miami University-Oxford	16,981	$14,736
3	Michigan	Michigan Tech University	5,811	$14,634
4	Michigan	University of Michigan- Ann Arbor	28,983	$14,402
5	Illinois	Northern Illinois University	14,079	$14,204
6	Minnesota	University of Minnesota- Twin Cities	34,870	$14,142
7	Michigan	Michigan State University	39,090	$14,062
8	Illinois	Illinois State University	18,643	$14,061
9	Illinois	University of Illinois-Chicago	17,959	$13,664
10	Illinois	Southern Illinois Univ.- Carbondale	12,182	$13,481
11	Minnesota	University of Minnesota- Rochester	435	$13,232
12	Minnesota	University of Minnesota- Duluth	9,967	$13,139
13	Minnesota	University of Minnesota- Morris	1,771	$12,846
14	Illinois	Western Illinois University	8,543	$12,655
15	Michigan	Wayne State University	17,220	$12,269
16	Michigan	Central Michigan University	19,877	$12,150
17	Michigan	Oakland University	16,568	$12,064
18	Michigan	University of Michigan- Dearborn	7,141	$12,032
19	Ohio	Ohio University	23,585	$11,744
20	Minnesota	University of Minnesota- Crookston	2,676	$11,700
21	Illinois	Eastern Illinois University	5,957	$11,580
22	Michigan	Grand Valley State University	22,209	$11,520
23	Michigan	Western Michigan University	18,313	$11,493
24	Kentucky	University of Kentucky	22,621	$11,484
25	Illinois	University of Illinois-Springfield	2,959	$11,413
26	Michigan	Ferris State University	12,866	$11,290
27	Kentucky	University of Louisville	15,826	$11,264
28	Michigan	Eastern Michigan University	17,862	$11,209
29	Ohio	Bowling Green State University	14,852	$11,057
30	Michigan	Lake Superior State University	2,099	$11,019
31	Illinois	Southern Illinois Univ.- Edwardsville	11,720	$11,008
32	Ohio	University of Cincinnati	25,820	$11,000
33	Illinois	Governor's State University	3,517	$10,516
34	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Madison	30,958	$10,488
35	Indiana	Indiana University- Bloomington	39,184	$10,388
36	Michigan	University of Michigan- Flint	6,585	$10,344
37	Ohio	University of Akron	17,417	$10,270
38	Illinois	Chicago State University	2,352	$10,252
39	Illinois	Northeastern Illinois University	7,665	$10,138
40	Ohio	Ohio State University	45,831	$10,037
41	Ohio	Kent State University	23,684	$10,012
42	Indiana	Purdue University	31,105	$10,002
43	Kentucky	Western Kentucky University	20,271	$9,912
44	Ohio	Cleveland State University	12,352	$9,768
45	Michigan	Northern Michigan University	7,168	$9,766
46	Indiana	Ball State University	17,011	$9,654
47	Ohio	University of Toledo	16,223	$9,547
48	Missouri	University of Missouri- Columbia	25,877	$9,518
49	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	20,968	$9,493
50	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Stout	8,412	$9,395
51	Missouri	University of Missouri- St. Louis	13,898	$9,394
52	Kentucky	Northern Kentucky University	12,380	$9,384
53	Michigan	Saginaw Valley State University	8,335	$9,345
54	Indiana	Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ.-Indianapolis	21,748	$9,205
55	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	9,751	$9,091
56	Minnesota	Winona State University	7,661	$9,075
57	Missouri	Missouri Univ. of Science & Technology	6,906	$9,057
58	Kentucky	Eastern Kentucky University	14,293	$8,868
59	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	10,085	$8,812
60	Indiana	Indiana State University	11,202	$8,746
61	Ohio	Wright State University	12,504	$8,730
62	Iowa	University of Iowa	24,476	$8,575
63	Nebraska	University of Nebraska- Lincoln	20,833	$8,537
64	Kentucky	Morehead State University	9,752	$8,496
65	Kentucky	Murray State University	8,877	$8,400
66	Minnesota	Bemidji State University	4,808	$8,394
67	Minnesota	Southwest Minnesota State University	7,495	$8,347
68	Ohio	Youngstown State University	11,283	$8,317
69	Iowa	University of Northern Iowa	10,104	$8,309
70	Iowa	Iowa State University	30,671	$8,219
71	Indiana	Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ.-Ft. Wayne	11,453	$8,213
72	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	8,297	$8,159
73	Minnesota	Minnesota State University- Moorhead	5,205	$8,114
74	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Superior	2,367	$8,088
75	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	5,494	$7,981
76	Minnesota	Saint Cloud State University	13,878	$7,910
77	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	6,757	$7,878
78	Minnesota	Minnesota State University- Mankato	13,192	$7,858
79	Missouri	University of Missouri- Kansas City	11,704	$7,846
80	Kentucky	Kentucky State University	1,568	$7,754
81	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	11,409	$7,650
82	Indiana	University of Southern Indiana	9,585	$7,605
83	Minnesota	Metropolitan State University	7,571	$7,566
84	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	12,484	$7,544
85	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	7,861	$7,484
86	Indiana	Purdue University-Calumet	8,321	$7,478
87	Indiana	Purdue University-North Central	6,064	$7,478
88	Missouri	Truman State University	6,039	$7,456
89	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	4,248	$7,367
90	Ohio	Shawnee State University	3,621	$7,365
91	Missouri	Northwest Missouri State University	5,628	$7,343
92	Missouri	Missouri Western State University	5,120	$7,330
93	Missouri	University of Central Missouri	9,786	$7,322
94	Nebraska	Peru State College	2,215	$7,243
95	Nebraska	University of Nebraska- Omaha	12,536	$7,204
96	Ohio	Ohio State University- Marion	1,132	$7,140
97	Indiana	Indiana University-South Bend	6,653	$7,073
98	Indiana	Indiana University-Southeast	5,486	$7,073
99	Indiana	Indiana University-Northwest	5,244	$7,073
100	Indiana	Indiana University- East	4,287	$7,073
101	Indiana	Indiana University-Kokomo	3,977	$7,073
102	Missouri	Missouri State Univ.- Springfield	20,316	$7,060
103	Missouri	Lincoln University	2,618	$7,042
104	Missouri	Southeast Missouri State University	10,693	$6,990
105	Nebraska	University of Nebraska- Kearney	5,056	$6,844
106	Nebraska	Chadron State University	2,334	$6,510
107	Nebraska	Wayne State College	2,837	$6,462
108	Ohio	Central State University	1,729	$6,246
109	Ohio	Wright State University- Lake Campus	1,302	$5,842
110	Indiana	Vincennes University	18,897	$5,575
111	Missouri	Missouri Southern State University	6,231	$5,523
112	Missouri	Harris-Stowe State University	1,464	$5,220
113	Ohio	Miami University-Hamilton	2,884	$5,173
114	Ohio	Miami University-Middletown	1,914	$5,173
115	Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin Colleges	11,940	$5,159

Source: Higher Education Tribune; U.S. Department of Education