Illinois residents pay up to 76 percent more to attend a Big Ten school and up to 49 percent more to attend a Mid-America Conference school than their counterparts in other states, according to a Higher Education Tribune’s analysis of in-state tuition at public colleges and universities in 10 Midwest states.
The Tribune compared in-state tuition at 115 schools. Seventy-nine are competitors in 10 athletic conferences, including five Division I schools, five Division II schools and one Division III school. Illinois has schools in six of those conferences.
How does Illinois’ in-state tuition compare by athletic conference? Illinoisans pay…
- 76 percent more to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Big Ten than Nebraska residents paid to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the same league.
- 73 percent more to attend University of Illinois at Chicago in the Horizon League than Wisconsin residents pay to attend UW-Green Bay in the same league.
- 49 percent more to attend Northern Illinois University in the Mid-America Conference than Ohio residents pay to attend the University of Toledo in the same league.
- 99 percent more to attend Illinois State University in the Missouri Valley Conference than Missouri residents pay to attend Missouri State University in Springfield in the same league.
- 66 percent more to attend Eastern Illinois University in the Ohio Valley Conference than Missouri residents pay to attend Southeast Missouri State University in the same league.
- 53 percent more to attend the University of Illinois-Springfield in the Great Lakes Conference than Missouri residents pay to attend Truman State University in the same league.
Big Ten
The Big Ten is a Division I conference that includes 14 members. The analysis includes 10 of those schools.
| School | State | Enrollment | 2016-17 Tuition |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Illinois | 33,932 | $15,058 |
| University of Michigan- Ann Arbor | Michigan | 28,983 | $14,402 |
| University of Minnesota- Twin Cities | Minnesota | 34,870 | $14,142 |
| Michigan State University | Michigan | 39,090 | $14,062 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Wisconsin | 30,958 | $10,488 |
| Indiana University- Bloomington | Indiana | 39,184 | $10,388 |
| Ohio State University | Ohio | 45,831 | $10,037 |
| Purdue University | Indiana | 31,105 | $10,002 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa | 24,476 | $8,575 |
| University of Nebraska- Lincoln | Nebraska | 20,833 | $8,537 |
Horizon League
The Horizon League is a Division I conference that includes 10 members. The analysis includes nine of those schools.
| School | State | Enrollment | 2016-17 Tuition |
| University of Illinois-Chicago | Illinois | 17,959 | $13,664 |
| Oakland University | Michigan | 16,568 | $12,064 |
| Cleveland State University | Ohio | 12,352 | $9,768 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 20,968 | $9,493 |
| Northern Kentucky University | Kentucky | 12,380 | $9,384 |
| Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ.-Indianapolis | Indiana | 21,748 | $9,205 |
| Wright State University | Ohio | 12,504 | $8,730 |
| Youngstown State University | Ohio | 11,283 | $8,317 |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Wisconsin | 6,757 | $7,878 |
Mid-America Conference
The Mid-America Conference is a Division I conference that includes 12 members. The analysis includes 11 of those schools.
| School | State | Enrollment | 2016-17 Tuition |
| Miami University-Oxford | Ohio | 16,981 | $14,736 |
| Northern Illinois University | Illinois | 14,079 | $14,204 |
| Central Michigan University | Michigan | 19,877 | $12,150 |
| Ohio University | Ohio | 23,585 | $11,744 |
| Western Michigan University | Michigan | 18,313 | $11,493 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Michigan | 17,862 | $11,209 |
| Bowling Green State University | Ohio | 14,852 | $11,057 |
| University of Akron | Ohio | 17,417 | $10,270 |
| Kent State University | Ohio | 23,684 | $10,012 |
| Ball State University | Indiana | 17,011 | $9,654 |
| University of Toledo | Ohio | 16,223 | $9,547 |
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference is a Division I conference that has 11 members. The analysis includes six of those schools.
| School | State | Enrollment | 2016-17 Tuition |
| Illinois State University | Illinois | 18,643 | $14,061 |
| Southern Illinois Univ.- Carbondale | Illinois | 12,182 | $13,481 |
| Western Illinois University | Illinois | 8,543 | $12,655 |
| Indiana State University | Indiana | 11,202 | $8,746 |
| University of Northern Iowa | Iowa | 10,104 | $8,309 |
| Missouri State Univ.- Springfield | Missouri | 20,316 | $7,060 |
Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference is a Division I conference with 12 members. The analysis includes six of those schools.
| School | State | Enrollment | 2016-17 Tuition |
| Southern Illinois Univ.- Edwardsville | Illinois | 11,720 | $11,008 |
| Eastern Illinois University | Illinois | 5,957 | $11,580 |
| Eastern Kentucky University | Kentucky | 14,293 | $8,868 |
| Morehead State University | Kentucky | 9,752 | $8,496 |
| Murray State University | Kentucky | 8,877 | $8,400 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Missouri | 10,693 | $6,990 |
Great Lakes Valley Conference
The Great Lakes Valley Conference is a Division II conference with 15 members. The analysis includes five of those schools.
| School | State | Enrollment | 2016-17 Tuition |
| University of Illinois-Springfield | Illinois | 2,959 | $11,413 |
| University of Southern Indiana | Indiana | 9,585 | $7,605 |
| University of Missouri- St. Louis | Missouri | 13,898 | $9,394 |
| Missouri Univ. of Science & Technology | Missouri | 6,906 | $9,057 |
| Truman State University | Missouri | 6,039 | $7,456 |
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