The real 4-year cost of Northwestern College in Illinois
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Northwestern College went from $18,915 to $18,475, an average of 0.9% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $18,915 | – | – |
| 2009 | $19,940 | – | – |
| 2010 | $20,900 | – | – |
| 2011 | $16,215 | – | – |
| 2012 | $21,620 | – | – |
| 2013 | $16,290 | – | – |
| 2014 | $17,010 | – | – |
| 2015 | $17,605 | – | – |
| 2016 | $17,475 | – | – |
| 2017 | $17,475 | – | – |
| 2018 | $18,475 | – | – |
| 2019 | $18,475 | – | – |
| 2020 | $18,475 | – | – |
| 2021 | $18,475 | – | – |
| 2022 | $18,475 | – | – |
| 2023 | $18,475 | $18,475 | – |
| 2024 | – | $18,645 | $16,341–$20,949 |
| 2025 | – | $18,817 | $14,454–$23,755 |
| 2026 | – | $18,991 | $12,785–$26,937 |
| 2027 | – | $19,166 | $11,308–$30,545 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $18,991 |
| Year 2 | $19,166 |
| Year 3 | $19,343 |
| Year 4 | $19,521 |
| 4-year total | $77,020 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $37,020
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $38,916
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 4-year cost at Northwestern College4-year schools with similar prices in Illinois
Closest to Northwestern College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign$18,434
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie$18,666
- Methodist College$18,008
- Lakeview College of Nursing$19,070
- Lincoln College$19,800
- Illinois State University$16,816
- Adler University$16,740
- University of Illinois Chicago$16,720
Use this data
Published figures for Northwestern College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.