Lowest Debt Colleges in Illinois

These are the lowest debt colleges in illinois, ranked by median student debt (lowest first). The ranking includes 50 institutions, with Kaskaskia College leading at $3,750.

Rank Institution State Amount
1 Kaskaskia College IL $3,750
2 St. Augustine College IL $4,423
3 City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College IL $4,500
4 Carl Sandburg College IL $4,909
5 Oakton College IL $5,250
6 City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College IL $5,750
7 Rend Lake College IL $5,809
8 City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College IL $6,180
9 Lake Land College IL $6,188
10 McHenry County College IL $6,260
11 City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College IL $6,500
12 Illinois Eastern Community Colleges IL $6,500
13 Lewis and Clark Community College IL $6,751
14 Southwestern Illinois College IL $6,908
15 City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College IL $6,997
16 Waubonsee Community College IL $7,000
17 Danville Area Community College IL $7,218
18 Elgin Community College IL $7,390
19 Midwestern Career College IL $7,521
20 City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College IL $7,646
21 Heartland Community College IL $7,826
22 Morton College IL $8,000
23 John Wood Community College IL $8,029
24 Highland Community College IL $8,029
25 Illinois Valley Community College IL $8,233
26 Sauk Valley Community College IL $8,250
27 Richland Community College IL $8,256
28 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College IL $8,375
29 Black Hawk College IL $8,375
30 Rock Valley College IL $8,500
31 Parkland College IL $8,548
32 College of Lake County IL $8,735
33 Illinois Central College IL $8,900
34 Kishwaukee College IL $9,395
35 Triton College IL $9,413
36 Moraine Valley Community College IL $9,500
37 Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois IL $9,500
38 Joliet Junior College IL $9,711
39 Kankakee Community College IL $9,969
40 William Rainey Harper College IL $10,184
41 College of DuPage IL $10,410
42 Prairie State College IL $11,000
43 Lincoln Land Community College IL $11,011
44 Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park IL $11,250
45 Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc IL $13,124
46 Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College IL $14,302
47 Northeastern Illinois University IL $14,600
48 Northwestern University IL $15,000
49 University of Chicago IL $15,000
50 University of Illinois Chicago IL $16,704

Methodology

Institutions in Illinois ranked by lowest debt. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.