The real 4-year cost of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Illinois
Over the 18 years from 2008 to 2026, published tuition and required fees at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign went from $12,106 to $18,434, an average of 0.7% a year. The 2026–27 figure is the school's own announced rate.
2026–27 rate announced: $18,434Base (non-differential) 2026-27 tuition, $13,252 resident / $35,928 non-resident (cost.illinois.edu, TermCode 120268), plus mandatory campus fees of $2,591/semester (registrar.illinois.edu ug-fees-cr-2627) x2 semesters.source
Truth-in-Tuition guaranteeIllinois law guarantees an entering cohort a fixed tuition rate for four continuous years.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2030: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $12,106 | – | – |
| 2009 | $12,528 | – | – |
| 2010 | $13,713 | – | – |
| 2011 | $14,581 | – | – |
| 2012 | $15,489 | – | – |
| 2013 | $16,210 | – | – |
| 2014 | $16,759 | – | – |
| 2015 | $17,086 | – | – |
| 2016 | $17,184 | – | – |
| 2017 | $17,293 | – | – |
| 2018 | $17,281 | – | – |
| 2019 | $17,274 | – | – |
| 2020 | $17,213 | – | – |
| 2021 | $17,634 | – | – |
| 2022 | $17,782 | – | – |
| 2023 | $18,060 | – | – |
| 2026 | $18,434 | $18,434 | – |
| 2027 | – | $18,562 | $18,059–$19,064 |
| 2028 | – | $18,690 | $17,692–$19,716 |
| 2029 | – | $18,820 | $17,333–$20,390 |
| 2030 | – | $18,950 | $16,981–$21,086 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $18,434 |
| Year 2 | $18,562 |
| Year 3 | $18,690 |
| Year 4 | $18,820 |
| 4-year total | $74,506 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $34,506
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $44,043
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Announced 2026–27
- $15,858/ yr
- rising 3.4% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $66,714
School’s own published rateAverage room rate + All Classic meal plan (10 meals + $45 dining dollars).source
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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Use this data
Published figures for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.