For the year 2024, Morton College in Cicero set tuition and fees for in-state students at $8,980, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
This places Morton College as the 17th least expensive public institution in Illinois for 2024.
Out-of-state students enrolled at Morton College in 2024 paid $11,028, a figure that remained consistent with the previous year.
Illinois State University charged the highest tuition and fees for in-state students across the state in 2024.
In the 2023-24 school year, graduate and undergraduate students received more than $256 billion in financial aid.
The average cost of college has more than doubled in the 21st century, growing by approximately 4% every year. In-state students can expect to spend nearly $10,000 on tuition alone per year at a public, 4-year post-secondary school. Meanwhile, out-of-state tuition averages $28,386.
Student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging nearly $29,000 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.
| City | Institution Name | College costs |
|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | Southeastern Illinois College | $6,540 |
| Carterville | John A Logan College | $6,580 |
| Springfield | Lincoln Land Community College | $7,104 |
| Elgin | Elgin Community College | $7,140 |
| Ullin | Shawnee Community College | $7,200 |
| Freeport | Highland Community College | $7,216 |
| Rockford | Rock Valley College | $7,379 |
| Danville | Danville Area Community College | $7,440 |
| Belleville | Southwestern Illinois College | $7,740 |
| Centralia | Kaskaskia College | $7,770 |
| Ina | Rend Lake College | $7,800 |
| Godfrey | Lewis and Clark Community College | $7,840 |
| Moline | Black Hawk College | $7,950 |
| Galesburg | Carl Sandburg College | $8,000 |
| Mattoon | Lake Land College | $8,342 |
| Palos Hills | Moraine Valley Community College | $8,502 |
| Cicero | Morton College | $8,980 |
| Malta | Kishwaukee College | $9,120 |
| Quincy | John Wood Community College | $9,300 |
| Chicago Heights | Prairie State College | $9,342 |
| Sugar Grove | Waubonsee Community College | $9,390 |
| Champaign | Parkland College | $9,642 |
| Palatine | William Rainey Harper College | $10,062 |
| East Peoria | Illinois Central College | $10,230 |
| Crystal Lake | McHenry County College | $10,392 |
Information in this article was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.
