The real 4-year cost of Lincoln College in Illinois
Over the 13 years from 2008 to 2021, published tuition and required fees at Lincoln College went from $20,000 to $19,800, an average of 1.4% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2025: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $20,000 | – | – |
| 2009 | $21,000 | – | – |
| 2010 | $21,000 | – | – |
| 2011 | $23,000 | – | – |
| 2012 | $17,500 | – | – |
| 2013 | $17,500 | – | – |
| 2014 | $17,500 | – | – |
| 2015 | $17,700 | – | – |
| 2016 | $17,700 | – | – |
| 2017 | $18,100 | – | – |
| 2018 | $18,600 | – | – |
| 2019 | $19,000 | – | – |
| 2020 | $19,400 | – | – |
| 2021 | $19,800 | $19,800 | – |
| 2022 | – | $20,073 | $18,606–$21,541 |
| 2023 | – | $20,351 | $17,484–$23,435 |
| 2024 | – | $20,632 | $16,429–$25,496 |
| 2025 | – | $20,917 | $15,439–$27,737 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $21,205 |
| Year 2 | $21,498 |
| Year 3 | $21,795 |
| Year 4 | $22,096 |
| 4-year total | $86,595 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $46,595
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $45,703
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2021)
- $8,400/ yr
- rising 2.0% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $38,338
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here is rising faster than tuition.
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See my 4-year cost at Lincoln College4-year schools with similar prices in Illinois
Closest to Lincoln College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Roosevelt University$20,280
- Trinity Christian College$20,325
- Lakeview College of Nursing$19,070
- Chamberlain University-Illinois$20,604
- The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago$20,844
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie$18,666
- Northwestern College$18,475
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign$18,434
Use this data
Published figures for Lincoln College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.