For the year 2024, Triton College set tuition and fees for in-state students at $12,090, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
This places the college as the 11th most costly public institution in Illinois for 2024.
The in-state tuition and fees increased by $300 compared to the previous year.
Out-of-state students paid $15,330 in 2024, reflecting a $450 rise from the prior year.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | Illinois State University | $16,144 |
| Champaign | The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $16,004 |
| Oglesby | Illinois Valley Community College | $15,239 |
| Chicago | The University of Illinois Chicago | $14,338 |
| Charleston | Eastern Illinois University | $13,679 |
| Kankakee | Kankakee Community College | $13,470 |
| Joliet | Joliet Junior College | $12,750 |
| Chicago | Northeastern Illinois University | $12,383 |
| Canton | Spoon River College | $12,345 |
| Springfield | The University of Illinois Springfield | $12,252 |
| Chicago | City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | $12,090 |
| Chicago | City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | $12,090 |
| Chicago | City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | $12,090 |
| River Grove | Triton College | $12,090 |
| Chicago | City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | $12,090 |
| Chicago | City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | $12,090 |
| Chicago | City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | $12,090 |
| Chicago | City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | $12,090 |
| Dixon | Sauk Valley Community College | $11,640 |
| South Holland | South Suburban College | $11,033 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College | $10,960 | |
| Olney | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | $10,960 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community College | $10,960 | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College | $10,960 | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College | $10,960 |
Information in this article was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.
