The real 2-year cost of Prairie State College in Illinois
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Prairie State College went from $5,876 to $9,342, an average of 2.3% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2025: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $5,876 | – | – |
| 2009 | $5,996 | – | – |
| 2010 | $6,116 | – | – |
| 2011 | $6,524 | – | – |
| 2012 | $6,600 | – | – |
| 2013 | $6,984 | – | – |
| 2014 | $7,644 | – | – |
| 2015 | $7,800 | – | – |
| 2016 | $8,604 | – | – |
| 2017 | $9,162 | – | – |
| 2018 | $9,342 | – | – |
| 2019 | $9,342 | – | – |
| 2020 | $9,342 | – | – |
| 2021 | $9,342 | – | – |
| 2022 | $9,342 | – | – |
| 2023 | $9,342 | $9,342 | – |
| 2024 | – | $9,553 | $9,229–$9,876 |
| 2025 | – | $9,768 | $9,117–$10,441 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $9,988 |
| Year 2 | $10,213 |
| 2-year total | $20,201 |
Two aid scenarios
2-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $213
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $10,892
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 2-year cost at Prairie State College2-year schools with similar prices in Illinois
Closest to Prairie State College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Illinois Central College$9,348
- Kishwaukee College$9,390
- Danville Area Community College$9,200
- Lewis and Clark Community College$9,552
- Parkland College$9,642
- John Wood Community College$9,000
- Morton College$8,980
- William Rainey Harper College$9,990
Use this data
Published figures for Prairie State College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.