Real costs by school · Chicago, IL · Public
At University of Illinois Chicago, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $16,185 per year — the published cost of attendance is $27,521. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $7,529 / yr | $31,735 |
| $30–48k | $8,119 / yr | $34,222 |
| $48–75k | $10,921 / yr | $46,032 |
| $75–110k | $16,185 / yr | $68,220 |
| Over $110k | $25,047 / yr | $105,573 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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Run University of Illinois Chicago for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between University of Illinois Chicago's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $11,336 a year — a 41% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it 2nd lowest of the 6 Illinois schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $68,740 10 years out — roughly 1.0× the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
These are averages. Your family isn't average.
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